Masculine dossier · first seen 1963

Elan

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2011

Peak era

2011

Peak rank proxy

136

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1963Peak 20112024

Peak year

2011

Decline from peak

63.2%

2024

All-time

3,478

Elan 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 2011, when 136 boys were named Elan.

In 2024, only 50 boys were given the name.

Down 63.2% from its peak.

All told, about 3,478 Americans have been named Elan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1963.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2011

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