Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Elean isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elean through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 115
- 60 boys · 55 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,443 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,443 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 185 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elean’s family of names
In Greek usage, Elean as a surname is a transliteration of Ελέαν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Elean, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a friend of the elves”
81% boys · 19% girls
Elson
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>99% boys
Elwin
“a friend of the elves”
>99% boys
Elden
“an old friend”
>99% boys
Eldon
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>99% boys
Urban
“city-dweller” · “from the city”
>99% boys
Elroy
“a red-haired young man” · “a king”
>99% boys
Erwin
“a friend of the wild boar”
>99% boys