Boys' name · since 2006
Elion
286 babies named Elion in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,511 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elion currently ranks #2511 among boys' names in America, with 286 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elion has been recorded 286 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #2511 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #10,859 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,511 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 286 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elion ranks #10,859 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,511 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 286 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,511 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elion's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Elion compares
286 45th percentile among 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
Elion's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 286 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elion splits its recorded history at 2017: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Elion by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (192 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Elion's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Elion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
192 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 192 births (67% of all-time use).
Elion by state
Where Elion concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 3.8% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.7% |
20 of 286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Elion's data
- New York records the most Elions (20 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Elion 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.