Elgan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EL-gan
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Elgan is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Elgan come from?
Welsh
More on Wiktionary.
Is Elgan a girl's or a boy's name?
Elgan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elgan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Elgan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Elgan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Elgan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Elgan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Conlan Conan Keegan Kenan Brogan Keelan Rogan Declan Keenan Regan Finn
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elgan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elgan, updated 20 October 2026.