Elian is a distinctive choice, ranked #914 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Elian in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#914
US Rank #147
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About the Name Elian
Elian is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 63 places over five years. Its high point was #962 in 2020, and it now sits at #1025. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2000.
Elian is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Elian in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #237, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Elian
Elian Memçaj — Elian Memçaj is an Albanian professional basketball player who currently plays for Teuta Durrës in the Albanian Albanian Basketball League.
Elian Mazkour — Elian Marinus Gabriel Mazkour is a field and indoor hockey player from Germany.
Elian Demirović — Elian Demirović is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primorje on loan from Italian club Juve Stabia.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Elian
Unlikely. With around 34 UK babies named Elian per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Elian in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Elian is at its highest recorded position — #914 in 2025, with 34 births. In 2020 it ranked #962.
Elian is more popular in the US (#237) than in the UK (#1025). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Elian include: Elian Memçaj, Elian Mazkour and Elian Demirović. Short summaries for each appear below.
Elian appears in the US top 500 at #237 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
34
UK babies named Elian (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 48 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Elian
Almost certainly the only Elian in the class
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UK Popularity (2000–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Elian
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Saint Elian may refer to: Saint Elian (Wales) (fl. 450) also Llanelian, Catholic saint who founded a church in North Wales Saint Elian (Syria) (died 284 CE), Roman Orthodox saint from Homs martyred for refusing to renounce Christianity Church of Saint Elian in Homs, Syria Monastery of St.