Elian

Where Elian comes from

The dictionaries list Elian as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 600
    Elian born
    Welsh saint
  2. 1996
    First appearance
    #9,015 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1996
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  4. 2000
    Elian Lehto born
    Finnish alpine skier
  5. 2025
    Peak, #147
    2,448 babies named Elian — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Elian Lehto · Finnish alpine skier, born 2000
  • Elian · Welsh saint, born 600
  • Elian Parrino · Argentine footballer, born 1988
  • Elian Jesús Goux · Argentinian handball player, born 2001

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.