How Many People Are Named Elam?
An estimated 2,360 people in the United States have the first name Elam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Elam peaked in popularity in 2015 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,360
About 1 in 145,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2015
144 births
Total Registered
2,873
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elam
Elam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,873 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Elam as a male name
Ranked #2,237 in 2024
64 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (144 births)
Elam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elam span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 930 babies were registered. While Elam is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elam by Decade
How has Elam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elam by State
Birth registrations for Elam span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Texas. The lowest are in Alabama, Colorado, Wisconsin. On average, about 94 Elams were registered per state.
Elam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elam
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Elam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elam?
We estimate approximately 2,360 people named Elam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 145,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Elam a common name?
Elam is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,873 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elam most popular?
Elam reached peak popularity in 2015, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elam is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elam a male name?
Elam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elam Smith, Elam Johnson, Elam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me