US rank #3026 Boys' name Peak 2024 321 births

Elyan — #3026 US boys' name

321 babies named Elyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s682010s1162020s137
#3026
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Elyan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

41 babies were named Elyan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Elyan between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elyan currently holds the #3026 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elyan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elyan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Elyan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elyan 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 321 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.

Elyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

321

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2024

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,026

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Elyan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
41
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
01020304050 202420212018201520122009200620012000 9

Elyan popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2022 (Elyan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20232022 5

Elyan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
137 births that decade — 43% of Elyan's all-time total
2000s682010s1162020s137

Elyan by state

Where Elyan concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Elyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
27 8.4%
#2 California
24 7.5%
#3 Florida
5 1.6%
#4 New York
5 1.6%
Texas share of Elyan's total US births 8.4%
Even split

27 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elyan?
321 babies have been named Elyan since 2000. It currently ranks #3026 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 41 births.
When was Elyan most popular?
Elyan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Elyan most popular?
The top states for the name Elyan are Texas (27 births), California (24 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Elyan been used?
Elyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Elyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ely, Elyas, Elyjah, Elya, 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, 2000–2024 (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.