Elyan
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Elyan
With knightly charm, spiritual sentiment, and an ancient yet contemporary feel about it, Elyan is a name with various origins and plenty of appeal. Given to around 40 boys in the States in 2024, use of the name had more than doubled since 2022.
On one hand, Elyan may have its roots in Hebrew, where it's linked to Elian, lending it the meaning "God is Yahweh", however, it could also link to Elyon, meaning "supreme, highest", or even to Elio, meaning "sun".
Alternatively, it is also an Arthurian name, borne by Sir Elyan the White, a Knight of the Round Table in some versions of legend. As such, it could come from the Welsh name Eilian, which can relate back it Aelius, meaning "sun" or to elain, the Welsh word for "fawn".
Elyan is also given to girls.
Pronounced EL-yun.
As of October 2026, Elyan ranked #2580 in US births in 2025 SSA.
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,817 | 20 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | #4,751 | 21 | 12 |
| 2023 | #3,070 | 40 | 23.4 |
| 2024 | #3,003 | 41 | 23.8 |
| 2025 | #2,580 | 51 | 29.9 |
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