Elchonon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- el-KHAW-nun
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Elchonon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has been gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Elchonon mean?
Hebrew: Ashkenazi form of Elhanan
“God has been gracious”
In 2 Samuel, Elhanan is one of King David's warriors, credited with killing a Philistine giant.
Is Elchonon a girl's or a boy's name?
Elchonon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elchonon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 8 boys.
Elchonon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Elchonon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Elchonon, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Elchonon in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elchonon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Elchonon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Finn Rowan Elijah Cillian Ronan Elias Hudson Ezra Jaxon Kayden Brody
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elchonon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elchonon, updated 20 October 2026.