Boys' name · since 1996
Elian
15,268 babies named Elian in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,268
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
15,268 babies have been named Elian since 1996, making it today's #147 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Elian recorded 15,268 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #147 nationally today, ahead of 99% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #962 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #147 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,268 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elian ranks #962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #147 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,268 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,268
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elian's 15,268 recorded births place it above 97.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Elian compares
15,268 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 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
Elian's all-time total is 41x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,268 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,448 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elian's full recorded timeline at 2012, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 2,448 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 2,448
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Elian popularity over time - girls
112 total births recorded since 1988 (Elian as girls' name)
Elian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (8,329 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Elian's strongest decade.
8,329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Elian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 2,581
2000s
2,581 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,330 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,329 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 8,329 births (55% of all-time use).
How Elian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elian's total volume
Elian by state
Where Elian concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,534 | 23.1% |
| #2 | California | | 2,302 | 15.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,124 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 737 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 722 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 573 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 540 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 424 | 2.8% |
3,534 of 15,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Elian appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elian's data
- Texas records the most Elians (3,534 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Elian 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.