US rank #2127 Boys' name Peak 2024 232 births

Elion — #2127 US boys' name

232 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.

2000s272010s672020s138
#2127
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Elion was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

70 babies were named Elion in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elion

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Elion between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elion currently holds the #2127 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elion performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elion shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Elion in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elion 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 232 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.

Elion at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

232

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2024

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,127

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
70
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
020406080 2024202120182015201220072006 6

Elion by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
138 births that decade — 59% of Elion's all-time total
2000s272010s672020s138

Elion by state

Where Elion concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Elion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 6.0%
#2 New York
13 5.6%
#3 California
10 4.3%
#4 Florida
6 2.6%
#5 Alabama
5 2.2%
Texas share of Elion's total US births 6.0%
Even split

14 of 232 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elion?
232 babies have been named Elion since 2006. It currently ranks #2127 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 70 births.
When was Elion most popular?
Elion was most popular in the 2020s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Elion most popular?
The top states for the name Elion are Texas (14 births), New York (13 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Elion been used?
Elion has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elijah, Eli, Elias, Elisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2006–2024 (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.