Elon
Last seen for girls in 2021 at #15,251 · #1,778 for boys in 2025, 90 births
Given to boys 85.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1885 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,121since 1885
Elon over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,778 | 90 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,256 | 157 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,458 | 124 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,097 | 196 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #957 | 234 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #1,058 | 189 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #1,123 | 174 |
| 2018 | — | #942 | 222 | |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | #1,059 | 188 |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #1,295 | 140 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #1,703 | 91 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #1,701 | 89 |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | #3,189 | 34 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #2,869 | 41 |
| 2011 | #9,150 | 12 | #3,164 | 35 |
| 2010 | #6,641 | 19 | #3,453 | 31 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #4,278 | 23 |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | #3,221 | 35 |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | #4,127 | 24 |
| 2006 | #6,356 | 20 | #3,686 | 27 |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #4,326 | 20 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #5,246 | 15 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #3,909 | 21 |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | #2,988 | 30 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #4,389 | 17 |
| 1999 | #5,039 | 21 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #3,296 | 23 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #4,613 | 13 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #3,432 | 19 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #2,951 | 24 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #3,309 | 18 |
| 1989 | — | #4,017 | 13 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,350 | 15 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #1,400 | 52 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #1,917 | 31 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #3,270 | 13 |
| 1983 | — | #2,408 | 20 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,108 | 14 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,221 | 13 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,357 | 12 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #2,929 | 14 |
| 1977 | — | #2,008 | 24 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,471 | 10 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,428 | 10 | |
| 1974 | — | #4,634 | 6 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #2,659 | 13 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,595 | 7 | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,601 | 6 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | #3,275 | 7 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | — | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | #3,143 | 7 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,734 | 5 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | — | #3,690 | 5 | |
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | — | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,743 | 7 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | #2,656 | 8 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #1,929 | 14 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,266 | 11 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,452 | 11 | |
| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,331 | 13 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #1,980 | 17 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #1,695 | 20 |
| 1918 | — | #2,882 | 9 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #1,949 | 15 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | — | #1,885 | 8 | |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
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| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
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| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Elon! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Elon is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Massachusetts#723 · 1 in 5,887
- California#858 · 1 in 7,989
- Arizona#887 · 1 in 7,209
- Tennessee#926 · 1 in 7,240
- Washington#955 · 1 in 7,407
Best ever in a state: #393 in Connecticut, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #723 | 5 | 1 in 5,887 |
| California | #858 | 28 | 1 in 7,989 |
| Arizona | #887 | 5 | 1 in 7,209 |
| Tennessee | #926 | 5 | 1 in 7,240 |
| Washington | #955 | 5 | 1 in 7,407 |
| Virginia | #969 | 5 | 1 in 8,323 |
| Illinois | #1,050 | 7 | 1 in 9,167 |
| New York | #1,314 | 8 | 1 in 12,500 |
| Florida | #1,485 | 6 | 1 in 16,323 |
| Texas | #1,769 | 8 | 1 in 23,152 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Elon
- 522 spots since 2024 (#1,256 → #1,778)
- 720 spots since 2020 (#1,058 → #1,778)
- 75 spots since 2015 (#1,703 → #1,778)
- Biggest jump: 117 spots in 2018 (#1,059 → #942)
- Biggest drop: 181 spots in 2019 (#942 → #1,123)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1885 at #936 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · 1885–2021
- Highest: 1 in 7,476 boys born in 2021 were named Elon (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,979 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #936 in 1885, was only 1 in 21,560 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 33.5% of all boys named Elon (1,045) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2004, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,035 (1893) | #1,035 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 94 | #1,695 (1919) | #2,188 |
| 1920s | 113 | #1,894 (1924) | #2,695 |
| 1930s | 48 | #1,929 (1935) | #2,613 |
| 1940s | 49 | #1,988 (1944) | #2,740 |
| 1950s | 43 | #2,969 (1956) | #3,451 |
| 1960s | 42 | #2,409 (1961) | #3,458 |
| 1970s | 117 | #2,008 (1977) | #3,288 |
| 1980s | 196 | #1,400 (1987) | #2,959 |
| 1990s | 152 | #2,951 (1994) | #4,445 |
| 2000s | 222 | #2,988 (2001) | #4,289 |
| 2010s | 1,045 | #942 (2018) | #2,050 |
| 2020s | 990 | #957 (2021) | #1,267 |
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.
Elon in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 253,146 of them was named Elon, which outranked 31.8% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #11,781Zuleimy8
- #11,781Zyona8
- #11,781Zyva8
- #12,876Elon7
- #12,876Aabha7
- #12,876Aadvi7
- #12,876Aagna7
- #14,331Aafiya6
- #14,331Aailyah6
- #14,331Aalina6
Tied with 1,454 names at #12,876; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 13,555 of them was named Elon, which outranked 90.9% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,288Jai141
- #1,288Jovan141
- #1,288Mathis141
- #1,295Elon140
- #1,295Ash140
- #1,295Carver140
- #1,295Corbyn140
- #1,304Amar139
- #1,304Cashton139
- #1,304Eddy139
Tied with 8 names at #1,295; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.