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Elon

Meaning: Oak tree
Origin: Hebrew

Boy's name · #1780 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Elon reached its best rank, #943, in 2018 and ranked #1780 in 2025. About 3,100 boys have carried it since 1885.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#640 in France (2025) · #903 in Ireland (2025) · #1,276 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #2,129 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,494 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,292 in Canada (2024).

Famous Elons

Elon Musk — Businessman and entrepreneur (born 1971)
Elon Lindenstrauss — Israeli mathematician
Elon Gold — American actor
Elon J. Farnsworth — Union Army General (1837–1863)
Elon Lages Lima — Brazilian mathematician (1929–2017)

In stories & tradition

Elon — Judges (Bible)
Elon the Hittite^he — Book of Genesis (Bible)

What Elons become

Among 44 notable people named Elon:

Business leaders appear 3.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elon Musk, South African entrepreneur (born 1971).

Similar names: Elan · Malikai · Elyjah · Raziel · Xion · Eliab

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