Elian

Meaning and origin of Elian

Popularity of Elian in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2006.
• Over recent years, Elian has been stable (+2.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Elian every 15 schools, all spellings combined.

Elian in English-speaking countries

Elian ranks 197^th in United States, against 596^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  197^th boys’ name5,434 babies in 3 years1 boy in 946+17.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,289^th boys’ name17 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,997

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,113^th boys’ name79 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,460+4.9% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Elian and Élian are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Élian30
• Elyan (in French)230
• Elyann (in French)35
• Élyan (in French)15
• Eliann15
• Eliyan5
• Hélian5
• Helian5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Elian

• Eliam
• Ézéchiel
• Elior
• Elliott
• Ezekiel
• Yunus
• Matias
• Matthias
• Simao
• Elohim
• Joey
• Jonathan

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin