Boys' name · since 2000
Elyan
372 babies named Elyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elyan is the #2598 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 372 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyan has been recorded 372 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #2598 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #9,422 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,598 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 372 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elyan ranks #9,422 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,598 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 372 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,422 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Elyan's 372 recorded births place it above 79.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elyan compares
372 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Elyan's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 372 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elyan splits its recorded history at 2014: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Elyan popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2022 (Elyan as girls' name)
Elyan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (188 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Elyan's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Elyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s
2020s
188 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 188 births (51% of all-time use).
Elyan by state
Where Elyan concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
38 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Elyans (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Elyan 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.