Elion
2025 SSA
About Elion
Cool and edgy but with a gentle sound, Elion is likely a variation of Elyan, Elian, or Elias. Chosen for just 15 boys in 2023, it more than quadrupled in use in 2024 when it was given to 70 babies.
Likely on the rise thanks to its more popular siblings, Eli, Elijah, Elias, Elio, Elian, and Ellis, Elion could be considered a Hebrew name, meaning "supreme, highest", or a variation of Elian, meaning "Yahweh is God" or "pledged to God." Alternatively, it could have its roots in Greek, and ultimately derive from Helios, the name of a sun god.
Pronounced EL-yun.
As of October 2026, Elion ranked #2492 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2114 in 2024.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,905 | 19 | 11 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,467 | 23 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,114 | 70 | 40.6 |
| 2025 | #2,492 | 54 | 31.6 |
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Famous Elions
- Gertrude B. Elion
winner of th Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine