Elam

Given to 2,940 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2207

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 64

Peak year

2015

144 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,940

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Elam was most popular in 2015, when 144 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). In 2025, 64 babies were named Elam, ranking #2207 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	64	2207
2024	<5	—	65	2210
2023	<5	—	60	2315
2022	<5	—	74	2039
2021	<5	—	97	1688
2020	<5	—	92	1694
2019	<5	—	101	1624
2018	<5	—	103	1593
2017	<5	—	109	1518
2016	<5	—	108	1539
2015	<5	—	144	1252
2014	<5	—	102	1559
2013	<5	—	73	1915
2012	<5	—	64	2104
2011	<5	—	58	2232
2010	<5	—	68	2010
2009	<5	—	51	2486
2008	<5	—	40	2946
2007	<5	—	42	2811
2006	<5	—	34	3153
2005	<5	—	35	2960
2004	<5	—	28	3368
2003	<5	—	37	2674
2002	<5	—	26	3349
2001	<5	—	27	3228
2000	<5	—	34	2674
1999	<5	—	25	3182
1998	<5	—	18	3849
1997	<5	—	19	3601
1996	<5	—	21	3293
1995	<5	—	16	3854
1994	<5	—	18	3596
1993	<5	—	22	3042
1992	<5	—	28	2532
1991	<5	—	20	3105
1990	<5	—	22	2865
1989	<5	—	19	3094
1988	<5	—	14	3523
1987	<5	—	9	4573
1986	<5	—	15	3131
1985	<5	—	10	4052
1984	<5	—	24	2159
1983	<5	—	17	2676
1982	<5	—	16	2831
1981	<5	—	14	3030
1980	<5	—	19	2536
1979	<5	—	14	3018
1978	<5	—	19	2375
1977	<5	—	10	3606
1976	<5	—	15	2709
1975	<5	—	12	3078
1974	<5	—	13	2799
1973	<5	—	15	2513
1972	<5	—	8	3622
1971	<5	—	12	2813
1970	<5	—	10	3071
1969	<5	—	13	2415
1968	<5	—	7	3365
1967	<5	—	6	3559
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	9	2780
1964	<5	—	10	2665
1963	<5	—	9	2858
1962	<5	—	12	2364
1961	<5	—	13	2322
1960	<5	—	8	3077
1959	<5	—	12	2414
1958	<5	—	5	3944
1957	<5	—	11	2494
1956	<5	—	9	2798
1955	<5	—	10	2558
1954	<5	—	8	2942
1953	<5	—	9	2709
1952	<5	—	14	2073
1951	<5	—	9	2662
1950	<5	—	14	2019
1949	<5	—	13	2123
1948	<5	—	7	3010
1947	<5	—	12	2251
1946	<5	—	17	1759
1945	<5	—	8	2574
1944	<5	—	6	3109
1943	<5	—	14	1986
1942	<5	—	7	2940
1941	<5	—	14	1903
1940	<5	—	12	2081
1939	<5	—	11	2159
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	14	1913
1936	<5	—	12	2062
1935	<5	—	9	2529
1934	<5	—	7	2973
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	8	2849
1931	<5	—	14	2003
1930	<5	—	9	2781
1929	<5	—	20	1672
1928	<5	—	20	1707
1927	<5	—	10	2703
1926	<5	—	21	1661
1925	<5	—	9	2936
1924	<5	—	15	2132
1923	<5	—	15	2123
1922	<5	—	9	3014
1921	<5	—	13	2376
1920	<5	—	22	1642
1919	<5	—	15	2063
1918	<5	—	15	2073
1917	<5	—	18	1755
1916	<5	—	12	2259
1915	<5	—	17	1707
1914	<5	—	13	1772
1913	<5	—	5	2821
1912	<5	—	9	1746
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	5	1233
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	5	1130
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	5	1058
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	9	744
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	5	1035
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	6	841
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	5	959
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	6	799
1882	<5	—	5	943
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	6	809

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Other spellings

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Where Elam is most popular

Pennsylvania
10.8×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.