US rank #4468 Boys' name Peak 2024 346 births

Elchonon — #4468 US boys' name

346 babies named Elchonon in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s251990s282000s832010s1282020s77
#4468
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Elchonon was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

23 babies were named Elchonon in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elchonon

The Social Security Administration has registered 346 babies named Elchonon between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elchonon currently holds the #4468 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elchonon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Elchonon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 127 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Elchonon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elchonon 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 346 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.

Elchonon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

346

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,468

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elchonon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
23
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092004199919851979 5

Elchonon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
128 births that decade — 37% of Elchonon's all-time total
1970s51980s251990s282000s832010s1282020s77

Elchonon by state

Where Elchonon concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Elchonon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
127 36.7%
#2 New Jersey
47 13.6%
New York share of Elchonon's total US births 36.7%
Even split

127 of 346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elchonon?
346 babies have been named Elchonon since 1979. It currently ranks #4468 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 23 births.
When was Elchonon most popular?
Elchonon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Elchonon most popular?
The top states for the name Elchonon are New York (127 births), New Jersey (47 births).
How long has the name Elchonon been used?
Elchonon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elchonon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elchanan, Elco, Elcid. 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, 1979–2024 (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.