Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Elon

Meaning oak tree Gender Unisex · 14% girls Rank 2025 #1,780 Trend ↓ Falling 34%

Borrowed from Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).

Rank 2025
#1,780
among boys · ↓523 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
90
named Elon · -43% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,979
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2021
239 babies
All-time total
3,633
#2,466 all-time among boys
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Elon popularity over time

3,633 babies have been named Elon since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 5 5 1 – #981
1890s – 5 5 1 0% #1,088
1900s 12 – 12 1 +140% –
1910s 40 94 134 13 +1017% #1,714
1920s 32 113 145 15 +8% #1,916
1930s – 48 48 5 -67% #1,962
1940s 10 49 59 6 +23% #2,018
1950s 17 43 60 6 +2% #3,039
1960s 5 42 47 5 -22% #2,455
1970s 21 117 138 14 +194% #2,026
1980s 32 196 228 23 +65% #1,406
1990s 94 152 246 25 +8% #2,976
2000s 156 222 378 38 +54% #3,011
2010s 83 1,045 1,128 113 +198% #943
2020s (to 2025) 10 990 1,000 167 +48% #957

Where Elon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 83 0.05 outside top 500
2027 78 0.05 outside top 500
2028 74 0.04 outside top 500
2029 70 0.04 outside top 500
2030 68 0.04 outside top 500

Where Elon is most popular

Boys named Elon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.093 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, New York, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Elon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 85 0.180 +94%
New York 76 0.176 +89%
California 128 0.140 +51%
New Jersey 28 0.139 +50%
Oklahoma 10 0.113 +22%
Georgia 27 0.107 +15%
Massachusetts 14 0.102 +10%
Washington 15 0.092 ≈ national
North Carolina 23 0.090 ≈ national
Illinois 22 0.086 -7%
Ohio 22 0.083 -10%
Texas 70 0.079 -14%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -46%
Louisiana 5 0.049 -47%
Michigan 10 0.049 -47%
Virginia 9 0.047 -49%
Pennsylvania 12 0.045 -51%
Maryland 5 0.042 -55%
Colorado 5 0.039 -58%
Indiana 5 0.031 -66%
Arizona 5 0.031 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Elon

Elon is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,780 in 2025 with 90 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 3,633 American babies have been named Elon, about 86% boys and 14% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 239 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Elon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elon?

The median living Elon is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 23. An estimated 3,200 people named Elon are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Elon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 90 #1,780
2024 – – 157 #1,257
2023 – – 124 #1,459
2022 – – 196 #1,097
2021 5 #15,961 234 #957
2020 5 #15,806 189 #1,060
2019 8 #11,675 174 #1,124
2018 – – 222 #943
2017 7 #13,129 188 #1,059
2016 7 #13,320 140 #1,298
2015 6 #15,047 91 #1,707
2014 9 #11,264 89 #1,704
2013 9 #11,285 34 #3,209
2012 6 #15,527 41 #2,879
2011 12 #9,328 35 #3,189
2010 19 #6,727 31 #3,483
2009 14 #8,579 23 #4,328
2008 15 #8,239 35 #3,241
2007 20 #6,640 24 #4,155
2006 20 #6,435 27 #3,711
2005 14 #8,027 20 #4,370
2004 17 #6,879 15 #5,326
2003 14 #7,709 10 #6,875
2002 13 #7,966 21 #3,953
2001 18 #6,149 30 #3,011
2000 11 #8,749 17 #4,448
1995 8 #9,863 19 #3,466
1990 7 #10,546 18 #3,356
1985 5 #11,156 11 #3,875
1980 – – 14 #3,148
1975 – – 10 #3,508
1970 – – 12 #2,777
1965 – – 6 #3,650
1960 – – – –
1955 5 #6,107 – –
1950 7 #4,430 6 #3,429
1945 – – 7 #2,822
1940 – – 8 #2,725
1935 – – 14 #1,962
1930 – – 8 #3,106
1925 11 #2,993 7 #3,505
1920 6 #4,548 10 #2,829
1915 7 #3,539 9 #2,689
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 5 #981
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Elon

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Elon Musk Elon Musk Businessman (born 1971) Contemporary
  2. 2 Elon Lindenstrauss Elon Lindenstrauss Israeli mathematician (born 1970) Contemporary
  3. 3 Elon Elon One of the Judges of Israel

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Elon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Elon?

The median living Elon is about 9 years old. Half of all living Elons are between 4 and 23 years old.

How many people named Elon are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Elon are alive in the United States, based on 3,633 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Elon mean?

Borrowed from Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).

How popular is the name Elon in 2025?

Elon ranked #1,780 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 90 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elon?

3,633 babies have been named Elon in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elon most popular?

Elon peaked in 2021, when 239 newborns received the name.

Is Elon a boy or girl name?

Elon is used for both: about 14% of babies named Elon have been girls and 86% boys.

Is the name Elon rising or falling?

Elon is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Elon become more popular?

Elon is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 68 boys named Elon in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Elon?

Well-known people named Elon include Elon Musk (inventor), Elon Lindenstrauss (mathematician), Elon (religious figure).

Names like Elon

Names that sound and feel close to Elon: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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