Elon is an uncommon variant of Elian that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.
Elon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,780 for boy births in the United States (and #3,802 across all names), given to 90 babies. Elon first appears in 1885 and peaked in 2021 (234 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,780 |
| 2024 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,257 |
| 2023 | 124 | 124 | — | #1,459 |
| 2022 | 196 | 196 | — | #1,097 |
| 2021 | 239 | 239 | #15,961 | #957 |
| 2020 | 194 | 194 | #15,806 | #1,060 |
| 2019 | 182 | 182 | #11,675 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 222 | 222 | — | #943 |
| 2017 | 195 | 195 | #13,129 | #1,059 |
| 2016 | 147 | 147 | #13,320 | #1,298 |
| 2015 | 97 | 97 | #15,047 | #1,707 |
| 2014 | 98 | 98 | #11,264 | #1,704 |
| 2013 | 43 | 43 | #11,285 | #3,209 |
| 2012 | 47 | 47 | #15,527 | #2,879 |
| 2011 | 47 | 47 | #9,328 | #3,189 |
| 2010 | 50 | 50 | #6,727 | #3,483 |
| 2009 | 37 | 37 | #8,579 | #4,328 |
| 2008 | 50 | 50 | #8,239 | #3,241 |
| 2007 | 44 | 44 | #6,640 | #4,155 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | #6,435 | #3,711 |
| 2005 | 34 | 34 | #8,027 | #4,370 |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | #6,879 | #5,326 |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | #7,709 | #6,875 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | #7,966 | #3,953 |
| 2001 | 48 | 48 | #6,149 | #3,011 |
| 2000 | 28 | 28 | #8,749 | #4,448 |
| 1999 | 35 | 35 | #5,085 | #4,846 |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | #8,167 | #3,323 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #9,259 | #6,808 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | #10,922 | #4,687 |
| 1995 | 27 | — | #9,863 | #3,466 |
| 1994 | 33 | — | #9,050 | #2,976 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #9,855 | #3,881 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #12,226 | #6,304 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #9,589 | #5,650 |
| 1990 | 25 | — | #10,546 | #3,356 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,101 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | — | #3,403 |
| 1987 | 58 | — | #10,235 | #1,406 |
| 1986 | 36 | — | #11,471 | #1,931 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #11,156 | #3,875 |
| 1984 | 29 | — | #4,541 | #3,330 |
| 1983 | 20 | — | — | #2,439 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | — | #3,166 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | — | #3,278 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | — | #3,148 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,418 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #10,214 | #2,967 |
| 1977 | 24 | — | — | #2,026 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,557 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,508 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #4,809 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #7,699 | #4,680 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | #8,639 | #2,718 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #8,704 | #3,210 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,777 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,702 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,676 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,650 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,745 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,225 |
| 1961 | 17 | — | #6,845 | #2,455 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,360 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,152 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,039 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,107 | — |
| 1953 | 7 | — | — | #3,215 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #3,889 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #5,653 | #3,869 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | #4,430 | #3,429 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | — | #3,844 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,553 | — |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,763 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | — | #2,822 |
| 1944 | 18 | — | #4,765 | #2,018 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | — | #2,714 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,725 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,636 |
| 1935 | 14 | — | — | #1,962 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | — | #2,303 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | — | #2,418 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,106 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | — | #2,482 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,329 |
| 1927 | 14 | — | #5,019 | #2,981 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | #5,070 | #2,619 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | #2,993 | #3,505 |
| 1924 | 18 | — | — | #1,916 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | — | #2,368 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | — | #2,527 |
| 1921 | 22 | — | #5,344 | #2,004 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | #4,548 | #2,829 |
| 1919 | 27 | — | #3,958 | #1,714 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | — | #2,937 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | #4,798 | #2,210 |
| 1916 | 23 | — | #3,349 | #1,980 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | #3,539 | #2,689 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | — | #2,504 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | #2,932 | #2,338 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #1,933 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | #2,026 | #1,818 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,925 | — |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,720 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #981 |