Is Elian a boy or girl name?
Elian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 1,495 boys were named Elian, so 0.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 12,918 US babies named Elian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #237
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,340
- Babies named Elian since 1988
- 12,918
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,503 babies
Boys and girls named Elian, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,495 | #237 | 8 | #11,340 |
| 2023 | 1,487 | #235 | 7 | #12,499 |
| 2022 | 1,128 | #299 | 11 | #9,225 |
| 2021 | 890 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 877 | #355 | 9 | #10,496 |
| 2019 | 872 | #367 | 11 | #9,291 |
| 2018 | 771 | #411 | 5 | #16,361 |
| 2017 | 478 | #569 | 8 | #11,956 |
| 2016 | 450 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 365 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 354 | #700 | 8 | #12,243 |
| 2013 | 312 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 253 | #844 | 5 | #17,636 |
| 2011 | 202 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 273 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 247 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 267 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 229 | #882 | 9 | #11,915 |
| 2006 | 184 | #1,000 | 5 | #17,945 |
| 2005 | 213 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 207 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 178 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 206 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 271 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 578 | #426 | 5 | #15,772 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,410 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,432 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,610 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,366 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elian reached #235 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #9,225 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elian
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.