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Baby name
Elan
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18% girls / 82% boys
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Rising name
3,533births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 1264rank at its peak, in 2011
Where babies named Elan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Elan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Elan is most common in New York (4.7 times) and California (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Names from the same era
Short-lived name
798births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 2339rank at its peak, in 1984
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28% | 72% |
| 1970s | 31% | 69% |
| 1980s | 31% | 69% |
| 1990s | 26% | 74% |
| 2000s | 15% | 85% |
| 2010s | 13% | 87% |
| 2020s | 10% | 90% |