Elan is an uncommon variant of Elian that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Elan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,490 among boys (54) and #15,556 among girls (5) — overall #5,033 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | #15,556 | #2,490 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | #11,383 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 73 | 73 | #9,804 | #2,252 |
| 2022 | 91 | 91 | #9,893 | #1,923 |
| 2021 | 103 | 103 | #11,403 | #1,712 |
| 2020 | 82 | 82 | #13,909 | #1,927 |
| 2019 | 125 | 125 | #8,728 | #1,510 |
| 2018 | 130 | 130 | #7,886 | #1,494 |
| 2017 | 142 | 142 | #8,940 | #1,367 |
| 2016 | 142 | 142 | #7,001 | #1,404 |
| 2015 | 134 | 134 | #6,806 | #1,455 |
| 2014 | 149 | 149 | #6,793 | #1,330 |
| 2013 | 150 | 150 | #5,703 | #1,340 |
| 2012 | 153 | 153 | #5,965 | #1,310 |
| 2011 | 152 | 152 | #7,530 | #1,266 |
| 2010 | 135 | 135 | #5,290 | #1,496 |
| 2009 | 100 | 100 | #14,123 | #1,692 |
| 2008 | 109 | 109 | #6,196 | #1,742 |
| 2007 | 119 | 119 | #9,720 | #1,489 |
| 2006 | 83 | 83 | #12,739 | #1,828 |
| 2005 | 87 | 87 | #10,357 | #1,728 |
| 2004 | 86 | 86 | #6,571 | #1,820 |
| 2003 | 99 | 99 | #9,879 | #1,469 |
| 2002 | 84 | 84 | #6,803 | #1,709 |
| 2001 | 83 | 83 | #11,323 | #1,594 |
| 2000 | 79 | 79 | #4,835 | #1,901 |
| 1999 | 70 | 70 | #5,283 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 71 | 71 | #5,196 | #1,908 |
| 1997 | 61 | — | #7,926 | #1,864 |
| 1996 | 58 | — | #8,342 | #1,879 |
| 1995 | 59 | — | #6,050 | #1,928 |
| 1994 | 60 | — | #8,317 | #1,758 |
| 1993 | 55 | — | #4,876 | #2,228 |
| 1992 | 58 | — | #6,758 | #1,823 |
| 1991 | 46 | — | #5,742 | #2,359 |
| 1990 | 57 | — | #4,919 | #1,982 |
| 1989 | 70 | — | #4,722 | #1,573 |
| 1988 | 60 | — | #7,282 | #1,506 |
| 1987 | 65 | — | #4,523 | #1,512 |
| 1986 | 72 | — | #3,670 | #1,422 |
| 1985 | 41 | — | #4,690 | #2,187 |
| 1984 | 84 | — | #2,350 | #1,465 |
| 1983 | 42 | — | #6,865 | #1,723 |
| 1982 | 51 | — | #5,293 | #1,603 |
| 1981 | 38 | — | #7,599 | #1,868 |
| 1980 | 44 | — | #4,574 | #1,976 |
| 1979 | 47 | — | #5,852 | #1,603 |
| 1978 | 37 | — | #5,660 | #1,931 |
| 1977 | 38 | — | #5,610 | #1,873 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | #7,516 | #2,448 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | #8,282 | #2,563 |
| 1974 | 26 | — | #5,889 | #2,386 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #6,864 | #3,525 |
| 1972 | 20 | — | #6,748 | #2,717 |
| 1971 | 27 | — | #6,168 | #2,153 |
| 1970 | 35 | — | #3,921 | #2,014 |
| 1969 | 29 | — | #3,125 | #2,922 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | — | #2,231 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | — | #2,833 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,647 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,739 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,221 |