Given name & surname
Elkan
“one who belongs to God”
In Jewish and English use, Elkan is a form of Elkanah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who belongs to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Jewish and English use, Elkan is a form of Elkanah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who belongs to God.”
Explained through its name family
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 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elkan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 42 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 7 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 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 157 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.
Elkan’s family of names
Elkan has a feminine form in Elke. Elkan has a related form in Elkanah. Elkan is a form of Elkanah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elkan
- Elkan BaggottIndonesian association football playerborn 2002
- Elkan Nathan AdlerEnglish author, lawyer, historian (1861–1946)
- Elkan BauerAustrian composer1852–1942
- Elkan BloutAmerican biochemist1919–2006
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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