Is Elam a boy or girl name?
Elam is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 64 boys were named Elam, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,873 US babies named Elam were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,237
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Elam since 1880
- 2,873
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 144 babies
Boys and girls named Elam, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 352 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 930 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 387 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 | #2,237 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 74 | #2,040 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 97 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 92 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 101 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 109 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 108 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 144 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 102 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 73 | #1,919 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,239 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,019 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,878 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,173 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,388 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,688 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,383 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,690 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,206 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,894 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,323 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,919 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,639 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,558 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,126 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,580 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,673 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,177 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,137 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,703 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,877 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,083 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,052 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,681 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,123 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,851 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,539 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,730 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,863 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,131 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,455 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,670 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,715 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,160 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,114 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,848 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,019 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,151 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,082 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,279 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,617 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,585 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,919 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,833 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,760 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,085 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,413 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,304 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,947 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #847 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elam reached #762 in 1898. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elam
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.