How Many People Are Named Elan?
An estimated 4,171 people in the United States have the first name Elan. It is used for both genders, with 81.4% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Elan peaked in popularity in 2012 with 153 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elan 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 Elan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,171
About 1 in 82,176 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
81.4% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2012
153 births
Total Registered
4,271
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elan
Elan is predominantly male (81.4%), though 793 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Elan as a male name
Ranked #2,636 in 2024
50 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (136 births)
Elan as a female name
Ranked #11,337 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (41 births)
Elan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elan span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,411 babies were registered. Elan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elan by Decade
How has Elan 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.
Elan by State
Birth registrations for Elan span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia. On average, about 99 Elans were registered per state.
Elan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elan
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Elan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elan?
We estimate approximately 4,171 people named Elan 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 82,176 Americans share this first name.
Is Elan a common name?
Elan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,271 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elan most popular?
Elan reached peak popularity in 2012, when 153 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elan is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elan a male name?
Elan is predominantly male. 81.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elan Smith, Elan Johnson, Elan 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.
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