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
Showing
- 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
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1885
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 2018
- 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
- Washington#557 · 1 in 3,137
- New Jersey#603 · 1 in 4,017
- California#655 · 1 in 5,037
- Oklahoma#674 · 1 in 3,764
- North Carolina#732 · 1 in 5,016
Best ever in a state: #393 in Connecticut, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #557 | 11 | 1 in 3,137 |
| New Jersey | #603 | 10 | 1 in 4,017 |
| California | #655 | 41 | 1 in 5,037 |
| Oklahoma | #674 | 5 | 1 in 3,764 |
| North Carolina | #732 | 10 | 1 in 5,016 |
| Indiana | #743 | 7 | 1 in 4,852 |
| Missouri | #743 | 6 | 1 in 5,058 |
| Florida | #805 | 16 | 1 in 5,990 |
| Illinois | #824 | 10 | 1 in 5,967 |
| Pennsylvania | #850 | 8 | 1 in 7,158 |
| Tennessee | #859 | 6 | 1 in 5,918 |
| Michigan | #969 | 6 | 1 in 7,649 |
| New York | #972 | 12 | 1 in 7,979 |
| Virginia | #1,008 | 5 | 1 in 8,147 |
| Georgia | #1,020 | 7 | 1 in 7,456 |
| Texas | #1,298 | 13 | 1 in 13,452 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Maryland | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| 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
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1885 at #936 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · 1885–2021
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,476
- 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
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 33.5% of all boys named Elon (1,045) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2005
- 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 2018
boys
#942
222 births · 1 in 8,181 boys
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 8,181 of them was named Elon, which outranked 93.3% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).