Elkanah — #10151 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Elkanah

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Elkanah between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elkanah currently holds the #10151 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elkanah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elkanah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elkanah 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 52 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.