Elyan
Boy · EL-ee-an
Elyan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 2,572nd for boys in the US (51 babies).
Where does Elyan come from?
Modern spelling of Elian; root uncertain
- Say it
- EL-ee-an
Is Elyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Elyan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 51 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elyan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Elyan, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th.
2025 had the most boys named Elyan of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Elyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 99 boys in the UK were given Elyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #447, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Elyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
How popular is Elyan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,572among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 193% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 51 boys in the US were named Elyan, making it the 2,572nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. It first appears in the records in 2000.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Elyan of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Elyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,646 boys in the US were given Elyan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #152, up from #2,572 for this spelling alone.
Elyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #2,572 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
Nicknames for Elyan
- Eli 421 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Elyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cillian Finn Rowan Cassian Ronan Kayden Lochlan Eden Finley Callan Brody Enzo