Total births
12
Boys' name · since 1916
Elgan
12 babies named Elgan in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 1916–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Elgan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1916.
Elgan has 12 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1918.
- 12 total births
- 1916–1918 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
12 boys have been named Elgan since 1916, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1918.
- 12
- total births
- 1916–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Elgan was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
7 babies were named Elgan in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
Elgan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elgan's full recorded timeline at 1918, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elgan at a glance
Last recorded 1918Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Elgan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1918
- Peak year (1916)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Elgan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Elgan's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Elgan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Elgan? ▼
Elgan has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1918. 7 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
When was Elgan most popular? ▼
Elgan was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Elgan been used? ▼
Records for Elgan go back to 1916, giving 3 years of history through 1918.
What names are similar to Elgan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elgin, Elgie, Elgar, Elgene, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Elgan
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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, 1916–1918 (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. "Elgan: Baby Name Since 1916 - 12 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/elgan. 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 Elgan 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.