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Elam
OriginHebrew
Meaning"distant"
GenderBoy
US Rank#762
Top 1000
About Elam
Variation of Eilam
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,561 | 102 | 53.1 |
| 2015 | #1,257 | 144 | 75.1 |
| 2016 | #1,539 | 108 | 56.9 |
| 2017 | #1,518 | 109 | 58.9 |
| 2018 | #1,595 | 103 | 56.7 |
| 2019 | #1,626 | 101 | 56.3 |
| 2020 | #1,696 | 92 | 53.3 |
| 2021 | #1,690 | 97 | 55.4 |
| 2022 | #2,040 | 74 | 42.4 |
| 2023 | #2,323 | 60 | 35.1 |
| 2024 | #2,237 | 64 | 37.1 |
| 2025 | #2,213 | 64 | 37.5 |
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