Is Elon a boy or girl name?
Elon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 156 boys were named Elon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 14.5% of the 3,540 US babies named Elon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,259
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Elon since 1885
- 3,540
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 239 babies
Boys and girls named Elon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1910s | 94 | 40 | 29.9% |
| 1920s | 113 | 32 | 22.1% |
| 1930s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 49 | 10 | 16.9% |
| 1950s | 43 | 17 | 28.3% |
| 1960s | 42 | 5 | 10.6% |
| 1970s | 117 | 21 | 15.2% |
| 1980s | 196 | 32 | 14% |
| 1990s | 152 | 94 | 38.2% |
| 2000s | 221 | 156 | 41.4% |
| 2010s | 1,045 | 83 | 7.4% |
| 2020s | 898 | 10 | 1.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 156 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 123 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 196 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 234 | #957 | 5 | #15,949 |
| 2020 | 189 | #1,060 | 5 | #15,796 |
| 2019 | 174 | #1,124 | 8 | #11,671 |
| 2018 | 222 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 188 | #1,059 | 7 | #13,123 |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,298 | 7 | #13,315 |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,707 | 6 | #15,044 |
| 2014 | 89 | #1,704 | 9 | #11,262 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,209 | 9 | #11,285 |
| 2012 | 41 | #2,878 | 6 | #15,527 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,189 | 12 | #9,327 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,482 | 19 | #6,726 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,326 | 14 | #8,578 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,304 | 15 | #8,239 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,155 | 20 | #6,640 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,711 | 20 | #6,434 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,369 | 14 | #8,027 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,325 | 17 | #6,878 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,874 | 14 | #7,708 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,953 | 13 | #7,965 |
| 2001 | 30 | #3,011 | 18 | #6,149 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,447 | 11 | #8,749 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,846 | 21 | #5,084 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,323 | 11 | #8,166 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,808 | 9 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,687 | 7 | #10,922 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,466 | 8 | #9,863 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,976 | 9 | #9,050 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,881 | 8 | #9,855 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,305 | 6 | #12,226 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,648 | 8 | #9,591 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,356 | 7 | #10,546 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,102 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,406 | 6 | #10,234 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,931 | 5 | #11,470 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,875 | 5 | #11,156 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,328 | 16 | #4,541 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,439 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,166 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,278 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,147 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,417 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,967 | 5 | #10,214 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,557 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,508 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,809 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,680 | 6 | #7,699 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,719 | 5 | #8,639 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,210 | 5 | #8,704 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,777 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,702 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,676 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,650 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,745 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,227 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,456 | 5 | #6,846 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,360 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,154 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,107 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,889 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,869 | 5 | #5,654 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,429 | 7 | #4,430 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,844 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,553 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,822 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,018 | 5 | #4,765 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,636 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,418 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,106 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,329 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,981 | 5 | #5,019 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,619 | 5 | #5,070 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,505 | 11 | #2,993 |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,368 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,527 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 17 | #2,004 | 5 | #5,344 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,828 | 6 | #4,548 |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,714 | 7 | #3,958 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,937 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,210 | 5 | #4,798 |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,980 | 8 | #3,349 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,689 | 7 | #3,539 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,338 | 6 | #2,932 |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,818 | 7 | #2,026 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,925 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,720 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #981 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elon reached #942 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #1,720 in 1904. 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 Elon
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.