Masculine dossier · first seen 1963
Elan
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2011
Peak era
2011
Peak births
136
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Elan
How many people are named Elan?
An estimated 3,453 living Americans are named Elan.
How rare is Elan?
Elan is uncommon among babies today, with 54 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 60.3% from its 2011 peak.
How old is the typical Elan?
The median age of a living American named Elan is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 30 years old.
Is Elan still popular?
Not especially. Elan has been declining since its 2011 peak and registered 54 births in 2025.
Where is Elan most common?
Elan has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1963Peak 20112025
Peak year
2011
Decline from peak
60.3%
2025
54
All-time
3,533
Where it lives now
Elan is most concentrated in New York — about 3.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Elan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.