How Many People Are Named Elan?
people named Elan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 80,876 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,331 babies named Elan in Social Security records from 1963 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
153 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elan, 18.5% were girls and 81.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Elan fell from 31.4% in the 1970s to 10.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elan alive today is about 21 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elan first appears in the records in 1963 and was given most often in 2012, to 153 babies. In 2025, 59 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1963 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,266, in 2011. In 2025 it ranked #2,490. Among girls, its best rank was #2,349, in 1984.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,490 | #15,551 |
| Best rank | #1,266 (2011) | #2,349 (1984) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,395 in the 2010s | #6,838 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elan were born in California than in any other state: about 676 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elan was given 4.9 times as often in New York, 2.7 times in California and 1.3 times in Florida.
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