Elian is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #270 for boy births in the United States, given to 2,457 babies. Elian first appears in the data in 1988 and reached its peak in 2025 (2,457 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,457 | #270 |
| 2024 | 1,507 | #454 |
| 2023 | 1,494 | #450 |
| 2022 | 1,139 | #594 |
| 2021 | 890 | #729 |
| 2020 | 886 | #712 |
| 2019 | 883 | #729 |
| 2018 | 776 | #816 |
| 2017 | 486 | #1,172 |
| 2016 | 450 | #1,248 |
| 2015 | 365 | #1,455 |
| 2014 | 362 | #1,457 |
| 2013 | 312 | #1,574 |
| 2012 | 258 | #1,809 |
| 2011 | 202 | #2,157 |
| 2010 | 273 | #1,727 |
| 2009 | 247 | #1,892 |
| 2008 | 267 | #1,808 |
| 2007 | 238 | #1,949 |
| 2006 | 189 | #2,230 |
| 2005 | 213 | #1,961 |
| 2004 | 207 | #1,944 |
| 2003 | 179 | #2,100 |
| 2002 | 206 | #1,842 |
| 2001 | 271 | #1,505 |
| 2000 | 583 | #896 |
| 1999 | 23 | #8,014 |
| 1996 | 5 | #22,653 |
| 1991 | 7 | #16,995 |
| 1988 | 5 | #19,902 |