Elian
- #10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births
- #147 for boys in 2025, 2,448 births
- Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 2,448 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,268since 1996
Elian over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Elian has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | #147 | 2,448 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #237 | 1,499 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #235 | 1,487 |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | #299 | 1,128 |
| 2021 | — | #366 | 890 | |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #355 | 877 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #367 | 872 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #411 | 771 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #568 | 478 |
| 2016 | — | #598 | 450 | |
| 2015 | — | #687 | 365 | |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #700 | 354 |
| 2013 | — | #743 | 312 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #844 | 253 |
| 2011 | — | #974 | 202 | |
| 2010 | — | #793 | 273 | |
| 2009 | — | #861 | 247 | |
| 2008 | — | #822 | 267 | |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #881 | 229 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #1,000 | 184 |
| 2005 | — | #863 | 213 | |
| 2004 | — | #857 | 207 | |
| 2003 | — | #921 | 179 | |
| 2002 | — | #816 | 206 | |
| 2001 | — | #670 | 271 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #426 | 578 |
| 1999 | — | #3,376 | 23 | |
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| 1996 | — | #9,015 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1996
The first year at least five boys were named Elian! It came in at #9,015, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1996–1998, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Elian is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arizona#66 · 1 in 309
- New Mexico#74 · 1 in 283
- Texas#77 · 1 in 346
- Colorado#94 · 1 in 378
- Rhode Island#97 · 1 in 284
Best ever in a state: #66 in Arizona, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #66 | 106 | 1 in 309 |
| New Mexico | #74 | 23 | 1 in 283 |
| Texas | #77 | 506 | 1 in 346 |
| Colorado | #94 | 71 | 1 in 378 |
| Rhode Island | #97 | 11 | 1 in 284 |
| New Jersey | #107 | 90 | 1 in 442 |
| New York | #109 | 164 | 1 in 515 |
| Nevada | #114 | 27 | 1 in 418 |
| California | #115 | 345 | 1 in 509 |
| Kansas | #131 | 30 | 1 in 468 |
| Virginia | #142 | 63 | 1 in 591 |
| Maryland | #149 | 39 | 1 in 587 |
| Georgia | #153 | 80 | 1 in 628 |
| Oregon | #154 | 27 | 1 in 558 |
| Massachusetts | #157 | 45 | 1 in 600 |
| Illinois | #161 | 73 | 1 in 679 |
| Connecticut | #165 | 21 | 1 in 629 |
| Tennessee | #165 | 59 | 1 in 623 |
| Florida | #166 | 130 | 1 in 735 |
| Delaware | #168 | 6 | 1 in 491 |
| District of Columbia | #168 | 5 | 1 in 505 |
| Indiana | #185 | 46 | 1 in 688 |
| Wisconsin | #192 | 32 | 1 in 732 |
| North Carolina | #193 | 66 | 1 in 780 |
| Alabama | #200 | 28 | 1 in 768 |
| Arkansas | #208 | 17 | 1 in 740 |
| South Carolina | #212 | 26 | 1 in 815 |
| Oklahoma | #220 | 21 | 1 in 842 |
| Washington | #220 | 36 | 1 in 911 |
| Pennsylvania | #222 | 55 | 1 in 950 |
| Minnesota | #243 | 25 | 1 in 980 |
| Nebraska | #244 | 10 | 1 in 882 |
| Louisiana | #253 | 20 | 1 in 957 |
| Utah | #255 | 20 | 1 in 983 |
| South Dakota | #257 | 5 | 1 in 769 |
| Ohio | #320 | 36 | 1 in 1,459 |
| Iowa | #331 | 11 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Idaho | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Missouri | #336 | 19 | 1 in 1,464 |
| Kentucky | #345 | 14 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Mississippi | #471 | 6 | 1 in 1,806 |
| Michigan | #540 | 15 | 1 in 2,680 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elian
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 208 spots since 2020 (#355 → #147)
- Biggest jump: 2,950 spots in 2000
- Biggest drop: 244 spots in 2001
Rise & fade · boys
29 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1996
- Peaked 2025 at #147 (2,448 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 698
- Highest: 1 in 698 boys born in 2025 were named Elian (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 54.6% of all boys named Elian (8,329) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28 | #3,376 (1999) | #6,196 |
| 2000s | 2,581 | #426 (2000) | #812 |
| 2010s | 4,330 | #367 (2019) | #669 |
| 2020s | 8,329 | #147 (2025) | #273 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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