Is Elan a boy or girl name?
Elan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 50 boys were named Elan, so 13.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 18.6% of the 4,271 US babies named Elan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,636
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,337
- Babies named Elan since 1963
- 4,271
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 153 babies
Boys and girls named Elan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50 | 19 | 27.5% |
| 1970s | 201 | 92 | 31.4% |
| 1980s | 394 | 173 | 30.5% |
| 1990s | 441 | 154 | 25.9% |
| 2000s | 794 | 135 | 14.5% |
| 2010s | 1,233 | 178 | 12.6% |
| 2020s | 365 | 42 | 10.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50 | #2,636 | 8 | #11,337 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,251 | 10 | #9,792 |
| 2022 | 81 | #1,921 | 10 | #9,883 |
| 2021 | 95 | #1,712 | 8 | #11,397 |
| 2020 | 76 | #1,927 | 6 | #13,897 |
| 2019 | 113 | #1,510 | 12 | #8,728 |
| 2018 | 116 | #1,494 | 14 | #7,883 |
| 2017 | 130 | #1,367 | 12 | #8,939 |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,403 | 17 | #6,997 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,455 | 18 | #6,805 |
| 2014 | 130 | #1,337 | 18 | #6,792 |
| 2013 | 127 | #1,340 | 23 | #5,703 |
| 2012 | 131 | #1,310 | 22 | #5,964 |
| 2011 | 136 | #1,266 | 16 | #7,529 |
| 2010 | 109 | #1,496 | 26 | #5,290 |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,692 | 7 | #14,121 |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,742 | 22 | #6,193 |
| 2007 | 107 | #1,489 | 12 | #9,719 |
| 2006 | 75 | #1,828 | 8 | #12,738 |
| 2005 | 77 | #1,728 | 10 | #10,356 |
| 2004 | 68 | #1,820 | 18 | #6,571 |
| 2003 | 89 | #1,469 | 10 | #9,878 |
| 2002 | 68 | #1,709 | 16 | #6,801 |
| 2001 | 75 | #1,593 | 8 | #11,322 |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,901 | 24 | #4,835 |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,941 | 20 | #5,283 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,908 | 20 | #5,196 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,864 | 11 | #7,925 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,879 | 10 | #8,342 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,928 | 15 | #6,049 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,758 | 10 | #8,319 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,228 | 20 | #4,876 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,823 | 13 | #6,756 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,359 | 16 | #5,742 |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,982 | 19 | #4,918 |
| 1989 | 51 | #1,573 | 19 | #4,722 |
| 1988 | 50 | #1,506 | 10 | #7,283 |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,512 | 18 | #4,524 |
| 1986 | 49 | #1,422 | 23 | #3,670 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,187 | 16 | #4,690 |
| 1984 | 43 | #1,465 | 41 | #2,350 |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,724 | 9 | #6,864 |
| 1982 | 38 | #1,603 | 13 | #5,294 |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,868 | 8 | #7,599 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,976 | 16 | #4,574 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,603 | 11 | #5,850 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,931 | 11 | #5,660 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,875 | 11 | #5,610 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,449 | 7 | #7,516 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,563 | 6 | #8,283 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,386 | 9 | #5,891 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,524 | 7 | #6,864 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,718 | 7 | #6,748 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,153 | 8 | #6,169 |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,014 | 15 | #3,921 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,923 | 19 | #3,124 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,833 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,647 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,739 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,223 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elan reached #1,266 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #2,350 in 1984. 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 Elan
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.