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

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Peak · boys
2025 · 2,448 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
15,268
since 1996

Elian over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Elian has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,1079#1472,448
2024#11,1228#2371,499
2023#12,1977#2351,487
2022#9,05611#2991,128
2021—#366890
2020#10,2509#355877
2019#9,11211#367872
2018#15,6825#411771
2017#11,6158#568478
2016—#598450
2015—#687365
2014#11,9318#700354
2013—#743312
2012#16,8695#844253
2011—#974202
2010—#793273
2009—#861247
2008—#822267
2007#11,6309#881229
2006#17,1685#1,000184
2005—#863213
2004—#857207
2003—#921179
2002—#816206
2001—#670271
2000#15,0315#426578
1999—#3,37623
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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 2019

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedNHWashington: #612 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,407 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #711 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,363 boysMNIllinois: #431 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,301 boysILWisconsin: #313 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,394 boysWIMichigan: #869 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,290 boysMINew York: #284 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,356 boysNYMassachusetts: #314 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,655 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedRIOregon: #438 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,058 boysORNevada: #375 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,605 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #703 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,213 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #402 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,234 boysPANew Jersey: #257 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,136 boysNJConnecticut: #223 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 945 boysCTCalifornia: #319 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 1,600 boysCAUtah: #581 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,226 boysUTColorado: #278 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,123 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #592 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,307 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #396 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,079 boysVAMaryland: #342 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,629 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedDEArizona: #232 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 904 boysAZNew Mexico: #123 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 422 boysNMKansas: #496 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,355 boysKSArkansas: #435 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,901 boysARTennessee: #640 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,911 boysTNNorth Carolina: #391 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,006 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #677 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,692 boysOKLouisiana: #456 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,055 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedALGeorgia: #431 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,258 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Elian, so not publishedHITexas: #204 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 847 boysTXFlorida: #430 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,430 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#123 · 1 in 422
  2. Texas#204 · 1 in 847
  3. Connecticut#223 · 1 in 945
  4. Arizona#232 · 1 in 904
  5. New Jersey#257 · 1 in 1,136

Best ever in a state: #66 in Arizona, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#123181 in 422
Texas#2042061 in 847
Connecticut#223141 in 945
Arizona#232371 in 904
New Jersey#257351 in 1,136
Colorado#278231 in 1,123
New York#284691 in 1,356
Wisconsin#313181 in 1,394
Massachusetts#314171 in 1,655
California#3191271 in 1,600
Maryland#342161 in 1,629
Nevada#37581 in 1,605
North Carolina#391251 in 2,006
Virginia#396191 in 2,079
Pennsylvania#402251 in 2,234
Florida#430391 in 2,430
Georgia#431231 in 2,258
Illinois#431251 in 2,301
Arkansas#43571 in 1,901
Oregon#43881 in 2,058
Louisiana#456111 in 2,055
Kansas#49661 in 2,355
Utah#58161 in 3,226
Missouri#59291 in 3,307
Washington#612101 in 3,407
Tennessee#64091 in 3,911
Oklahoma#67751 in 3,692
Indiana#70381 in 4,213
Minnesota#71161 in 4,363
Michigan#86971 in 6,290
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See more about Elian
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 90 spots since 2024 (#237 → #147)
  • 208 spots since 2020 (#355 → #147)
  • 540 spots since 2015 (#687 → #147)
  • Biggest jump: 2,950 spots in 2000 (#3,376 → #426)
  • Biggest drop: 244 spots in 2001 (#426 → #670)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s28#3,376 (1999)#6,196
2000s2,581#426 (2000)#812
2010s4,330#367 (2019)#669
2020s8,329#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.

Elian in 2019

girls
#9,112
11 births · 1 in 152,579 girls
boys
#367
872 births · 1 in 2,058 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #9,112Elian11

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #367Elian872
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 152,579 of them was named Elian, which outranked 49.4% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elian
  1. #8,597Zurisadai12
  2. #8,597Zyaira12
  3. #8,597Zyan12
  4. #9,112Elian11
  5. #9,112Aariana11
  6. #9,112Aaryah11
  7. #9,112Abbigale11
  8. #9,736Aala10
  9. #9,736Aalyiah10
  10. #9,736Aashritha10

Tied with 623 names at #9,112; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,081Amoura#2,059 → #978
  2. ↑ 553Theodora#1,406 → #853
  3. ↑ 456Navy#1,269 → #813
  4. ↑ 415Emani#1,371 → #956
  5. ↑ 403Yaritza#1,216 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 451Emmarie#990 → #1,441
  2. ↓ 368Saniyah#934 → #1,302
  3. ↓ 252Tatiana#692 → #944
  4. ↓ 229Zhavia#879 → #1,108
  5. ↓ 219Jayden#979 → #1,198

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 2,058 of them was named Elian, which outranked 97.4% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Elian
  1. #364Jeffrey881
  2. #365Ismael875
  3. #366Marshall873
  4. #367Elian872
  5. #368Lawson870
  6. #369Desmond863
  7. #369Nehemiah863
Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,830Sekani#6,703 → #873
  2. ↑ 5,230Ermias#5,770 → #540
  3. ↑ 654Amias#1,478 → #824
  4. ↑ 623Kyro#1,343 → #720
  5. ↑ 512Aziel#1,465 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 376Jaxtyn#776 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 252Brysen#860 → #1,112
  3. ↓ 220Coen#814 → #1,034
  4. ↓ 219Chad#899 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 219Imran#933 → #1,152

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2019 →