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Elan

Rank in 2024
#2,655
Born in 2024
50
Peak year
2011 · #1268
Origin
Hebrew

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 50 boys were named Elan, about 1 in every 34,306.
  • It peaked in 2011 with 136 babies, ranked #1268.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1963.
  • 3,478 boys have been named Elan since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Elan per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. 0
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 11 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 268 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 656 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,321 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,222 babies, 0.06 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

  • A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
Not recorded

From Wiktionary’s entry for Elan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoySteady

    Alan

    Rank
    #167
    Born '24
    2,183
    Origin
    Celtic
    1880peak 19552024
  • GirlBoyNew this generation

    Elian

    Rank
    #237
    Born '24
    1,495
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20242024
  • GirlBoySteady

    Allan

    Rank
    #857
    Born '24
    283
    Origin
    Celtic
    1880peak 19472024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Elon

    Rank
    #1,264
    Born '24
    156
    Origin
    Hebrew
    1880peak 20212024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Ilan

    Rank
    #1,450
    Born '24
    125
    Origin
    Hebrew
    1880peak 20232024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Olin

    Rank
    #2,133
    Born '24
    69
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19212024