Is Elon a boy or girl name?

Elon is primarily a unisex name in U.S. records: about 14% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Elon?

The average Elon alive today is an estimated 17 years old. People named Elon were most often born around 2021.

When was the name Elon most popular?

Elon peaked in 2021 with 239 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Elon have?

In one report's words: orbital, scriptural, newborn.

Elon — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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The Hebrew name Elon is usually understood to mean “oak” and appears in the Book of Judges as the name of a judge of Israel. The first American record in this series appears in 1885, but usage stayed small for more than a century. American adoption accelerated in the 2020s, reaching its peak in 2021.

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Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1885–2025

SSA Data

1885 peak: 239 souls, A.D. 2021 2025

2025: 90 born, rising ↑

Estimated Age

17 yrs

Most Elons were born around 2021 — learned to read on a touchscreen.

Peak Reign

2021

№957 that year

Generation

Gen Alpha, 62%

then Gen Z 19% · Millennial 11%

Rarity

Off the charts

≈3,633 ever born · now rising

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How many Americans share Elon ______?

Estimates from SSA birth records and standard survival rates. Immigration and name changes not counted.

Elon grew up with

SSA Data

podcasts in the car seat·a screen that always answers back·self-checkout beeps

Generation Distribution — Living Elons

SSA Data

Boomer 2%Gen X 5%Millennial 11%Gen Z 19%Gen Alpha 62%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Elon peaked in 2021.

Estimated average age: 17.

What people think

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First Impressions

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Elon now reads as a short, high-voltage name with a biblical file and a very current association with technology and spaceflight. Its peak arrived in 2021, when 239 births placed it at rank 957. Sixty-two percent of living holders are Gen Alpha, and the estimated average age is 17, so the name has not spent much time waiting in the past. At present, its age profile is doing most of the talking.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

Elon first appears in American birth records in 1885 and reached its peak at 239 births in 2021.

Field Note 02

About four thousand people have received the name across the record.

Field Note 03

Gen Alpha accounts for 62 percent of living holders, while Gen Z accounts for 19 percent.

Field Note 04

The name recorded 90 births in 2025, keeping its trajectory rising after the 2021 peak.

Notable Elons

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Elon Muskentrepreneur, b. 1971

Elon Lindenstraussmathematician, b. 1970

Elon Goldcomedian and actor, b. 1970

Adjacent Names

Eldon · Leon · Eli · Alden · Leland · Orson · Milo

Ephemera — If Elon were a…

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City

Cape Canaveral, Florida

Color

electric blue

Job

satellite technician

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