Total births
54
Boys' name · since 2016
Elend
Elend has 54 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9738
- among boys today
- 54
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Elend currently ranks #9738 among boys' names in America, with 54 babies recorded since 2016.
Elend has 54 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9738 as of the latest data, more common than 32% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #9738 among boys today
- 54 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Elend is currently the #9738 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 54 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9738
- among boys today
- 54
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Elend vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9738
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Elend was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
10 babies were named Elend in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Elend compares
54 17th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elend's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elend | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Elend's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elend splits its recorded history at 2022: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elend at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#9,738
Active since
2016
Elend popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Elend by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Elend's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Elend births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elend? ▼
Elend has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #9738 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Elend most popular? ▼
Elend was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Elend been used? ▼
Records for Elend go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Elend? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleazar, Elex, Eleuterio, Eleanor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Elend
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Eleuterio Boy
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Eleno Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Elend: #9738 Boys' Name - 54 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elend. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elend 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 June 2026.