How Many People Are Named Elon?
people named Elon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 107,411 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,633 babies named Elon in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
239 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "oak" in Hebrew. This was the name of one of the ruling judges of the Israelites according to the Old Testament.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elon, 13% were girls and 87% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Elon fell from 29.9% in the 1910s to 1% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 41.3%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elon alive today is about 16 years old, and 81% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 23 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elon first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 2021, to 239 babies. In 2025, 90 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #943, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #1,780. Among girls, its best rank was #1,719, in 1904.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,780 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #943 (2018) | #1,719 (1904) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,559 in the 2010s | #7,400 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elon were born in California than in any other state: about 362 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elon was given 2.6 times as often in New York, 2 times in California and 1.8 times in Florida.
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