NameTides

Elon

Elon was the #1,778 boys' name in the US in 2025 (90 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #1,443 in Canada.

Elon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Elon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,778 (90)#2,440 (9)—#829 (3)#1,443 (16)
2024#1,256 (157)#1,000 (30)#727 (3)—#1,246 (18)
2023#1,458 (124)#1,272 (21)——#1,283 (16)
2022#1,097 (196)#1,224 (22)—#572 (5)#1,061 (21)
2021#957 (234)#1,516 (16)——#853 (29)
2020#1,058 (189)#1,492 (16)—#741 (3)#967 (23)
2019#1,123 (174)#1,316 (19)——#1,101 (19)
2018#942 (222)#1,382 (18)——#1,175 (17)
2017#1,059 (188)#1,703 (14)——#1,158 (18)
2016#1,295 (140)#2,335 (9)——#1,683 (10)
2015#1,703 (91)#3,004 (6)——#1,681 (10)
2014#1,701 (89)———#2,667 (5)
2013#3,189 (34)#4,685 (3)———
2012#2,869 (41)————
2011#3,164 (35)————

Elon as a girl’s name

  • US
Elon as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020
Elon as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.031880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
2021#15,251 (5)
2020#15,088 (5)
2019#11,356 (8)
2017#12,713 (7)
2016#12,876 (7)
2015#14,482 (6)
2014#10,955 (9)
2013#11,000 (9)
2012#14,962 (6)
2011#9,150 (12)
2010#6,641 (19)
2009#8,454 (14)
2008#8,109 (15)
2007#6,552 (20)
2006#6,356 (20)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #957.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1885.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Elon is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,299CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,347TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Elon (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Elon (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElonCanadaBoys#1,44316
ElonEngland & WalesBoys#2,4409
ElonIrelandBoys#8293
ElonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ElonScotlandBoys—too few
ElonUSGirls—too few
ElonUSBoys#1,77890