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Baby name
Elian
Boy
Origin of the name
The origin of Elian is debated: it is linked to the Hebrew Eliyahu, the name of the prophet Elijah, and to the Latin Aelianus.
Rising name
15,268births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 147rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Elian are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Elian is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Elian is most common in Arizona (2.3 times), Texas (2.3) and Colorado (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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