Given name & surname
Elion
“a spirited man”
Elion is a variant of Elian. One Spanish interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elion is a variant of Elian. One Spanish interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elion is a variant of Elian. An origin associated with Elian is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 286
- 286 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #2,492 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +204%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,492 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 203.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 182 as a first name in 2020; 245 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elion’s family of names
Elion has a related form in Elian. Elion has a related form in ERION. Elion has a related form in ERION.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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