Is Elon a boy or girl name?

Elon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,633 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.1% were girls and 85.9% were boys. It changed hands in 2005, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Elon

Recorded 1885–2025 · United States

Elon was most popular in 2021, when 239 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,976 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,792, with 90 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,633 people named Elon.

Elon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elon’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elon is mostly a boy’s name — 14.1% of the 3,633 Americans given it were girls and 85.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2005 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Elon

Where Elon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org