How Many People Are Named Elian?
people named Elian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 22,388 people in the US has this name
Based on 15,380 babies named Elian in Social Security records from 1988 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,457 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
In the case of Elian Gonzalez it is a combination of ELIZABETH and JUAN (1), the names of his parents.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elian, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elian alive today is about 7 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 1 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elian first appears in the records in 1988, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 2,457 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1988 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elian has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #147, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #147.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #147 |
| Best rank | #147 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #249 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elian were born in Texas than in any other state: about 3,507 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elian was given 2.6 times as often in New Mexico, 2.3 times in Arizona and 2.2 times in Texas.
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