Recorded 2010–2023 Boys' name Peak 2018 47 births

Elnatan — boys' name

47 babies named Elnatan in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s412020s6
2010s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Elnatan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7 babies were named Elnatan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elnatan

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Elnatan between 2010 and 2023, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elnatan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elnatan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elnatan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elnatan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elnatan 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 47 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.

Elnatan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

47

Since 2010

14 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2010

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2023

Elnatan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2010

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232019201820162015201420112010 6

Elnatan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
41 births that decade — 87% of Elnatan's all-time total
2010s412020s6

Elnatan by state

Where Elnatan concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elnatan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 10.6%
New York share of Elnatan's total US births 10.6%

5 of 47 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elnatan?
47 babies have been named Elnatan since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Elnatan most popular?
Elnatan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Elnatan most popular?
The top states for the name Elnatan are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Elnatan been used?
Elnatan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 14 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Elnatan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elnathan, Elnora, Elno, Elner. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2010–2023 (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.