Given name & surname
Eilon
“from the oak tree”
Eilon is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oak tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “from the oak tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eilon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 31 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eilon’s family of names
In English usage, Eilon has a related form in Ilan. In English usage, Eilon has a related form in Elon. Eilon has a related form in Eilyn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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