Elhan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 20 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
20
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1359
20 babies
Elhan by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Elhan.
What we can tell you about Elhan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elhan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ethanstrong, enduring12,398 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Elanenthusiasm; liveliness; spirited vigor142 in the US (2017)
- Eshandesire, wish; a form of Ishan17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elgansmall bright one5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elhaanthe gentle one3 in England and Wales (2025)
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