Recorded 1994–2017 Boys' name Peak 1996 16 births

Elonte — boys' name

16 babies named Elonte in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112010s5
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Elonte was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Elonte in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elonte

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Elonte between 1994 and 2017, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elonte currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elonte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elonte shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elonte 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 16 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.

Elonte at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

16

Since 1994

24 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1994

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2017

Elonte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1994

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 201719961994 5

Elonte by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Elonte's all-time total
1990s112010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elonte?
16 babies have been named Elonte since 1994. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Elonte most popular?
Elonte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Elonte been used?
Elonte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 24 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Elonte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eloy, Elon, Elohim, Elonzo, and 4 more. 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, 1994–2017 (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.