Boys' name · since 2005

Elkan

42 babies named Elkan in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,337 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade

42 boys have been named Elkan since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elkan has been recorded 42 times among boys since 2005, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2022.

  • #23,337 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 42 born since 2005
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elkan ranks #23,337 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.

#23,337 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elkan's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Elkan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Elkan splits its recorded history at 2014: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% 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 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Elkan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2021)
7
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2005200720092014201820212022 5

Elkan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (18 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Elkan's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Elkan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elkan? ▼
Since 2005, Social Security records show 42 babies named Elkan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,337 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 7 births.
Where does Elkan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elkan ranks #23,337 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elkan most popular? ▼
Elkan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Elkan been used? ▼
Records for Elkan go back to 2005, giving 18 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Elkan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elkin, Elkanah, Elkins. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Elkan's data

  • Elkan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Elkan

Nearby Names Like Elkan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elkan

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Elkanah Boy
#11038 58 births
Elkins Boy
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Alley
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Rudyard
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elkan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2022 (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 Elkan 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.