Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Elam

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elam
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2015

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

144

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

55.6%

2024

All-time

2,873

Elam is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 144 boys were named Elam.

In 2024, only 64 boys were given the name.

Down 55.6% from its peak.

All told, about 2,873 Americans have been named Elam and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2015

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