Boys' name · since 1926
Elnathan
406 babies named Elnathan in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elnathan is the #4730 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 406 recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elnathan has been recorded 406 times among boys since 1926, currently ranked #4730 nationally and more common than 66% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #8,938 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,730 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 406 born since 1926
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elnathan ranks #8,938 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,730 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 406 born since 1926, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elnathan's 406 recorded births place it above 80.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
How Elnathan compares
406 Top 48% higher than 52% of 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
Elnathan's all-time total is 10% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elnathan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 406 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elnathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elnathan's full recorded timeline at 2015, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elnathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Elnathan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (277 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Elnathan's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Elnathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
277 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 277 births (68% of all-time use).
Elnathan by state
Where Elnathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 12 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 1.2% |
12 of 406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Elnathan's data
- Elnathan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (277 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Elnathans (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia 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 Elnathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Elnathan 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.