Recorded 2004–2022 Boys' name Peak 2012 85 births

Eland — boys' name

85 babies named Eland in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s672020s8
2010s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Eland was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

10 babies were named Eland in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eland

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Eland between 2004 and 2022, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eland performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eland in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 85 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eland at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

85

Since 2004

19 years of records

Peak year

2012

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2004

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2022

Eland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2004

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 202220182017201620152014201320122011201020092004 5

Eland by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
67 births that decade — 79% of Eland's all-time total
2000s102010s672020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eland?
85 babies have been named Eland since 2004. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2012 with 10 births.
When was Eland most popular?
Eland was most popular in the 2010s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Eland been used?
Eland has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 19 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Eland?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elan, Elam, Eladio, Elaine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.