How Many People Are Named Elek?
people named Elek are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,479,588 people in the US has this name
Based on 234 babies named Elek in Social Security records from 1996 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Hungarian form of ALEXIS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Elek in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elek alive today is about 13 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 20 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elek first appears in the records in 1996 and was given most often in 2004, to 14 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1996 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elek has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #5,571, in 2004. In 2025 it ranked #11,038.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,038 |
| Best rank | #5,571 (2004) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,934 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elek alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elek were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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