Elon

Boy name

Elon has been given to 3,633 babies in the U.S. since 1885. It peaked in 2021.

Meaning & origin /ˈiːlɔːn/

Borrowed from Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,633

Peak year

2021 (239 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1885

10-year trend

▼ -7%

Gender split

14% girls / 86% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Elon.

3,633 babies since 1912

3,634 babies since 1915

3,634 babies since 1953

3,636 babies since 1905

3,623 babies since 1949

3,621 babies since 1973

3,610 babies since 1963

3,608 babies since 1969

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