Boys' name · since 1981
Elchanan
83 babies named Elchanan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 83
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
83 boys have been named Elchanan since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Elchanan has 83 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2023.
- #18,621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 83 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elchanan ranks #18,621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 83
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elchanan's 83 recorded births place it above 58.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Elchanan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elchanan splits its recorded history at 2013: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elchanan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Elchanan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Elchanan's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Elchanan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (35% of all-time use).
Elchanan by state
Where Elchanan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 12.0% |
10 of 83 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elchanan's data
- Elchanan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elchanans (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elchanan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elchanan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.