Elian
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning sun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios.
How Elian has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #688 |
| 2016 | #597 |
| 2017 | #568 |
| 2018 | #411 |
| 2019 | #366 |
| 2020 | #355 |
| 2021 | #365 |
| 2022 | #300 |
| 2023 | #235 |
| 2024 | #237 |
| 2025 | #147 |
Elian by the numbers
In 2025, 34 babies in England and Wales were named Elian. In the US, 486 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 578 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 3,600 American boys born that year was called Elian.
Other names that come from Elias
Like Elian, each of these traces back to Elias: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ellisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias582 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ilyasmy god is yahweh; form of Elias276 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elliagod is my salvation; a form of Elias122 in the US (2017)
- Elisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias or Ellis119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eliyasmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elias27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elliasmy god is yahweh; variant of Elias14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ilyaasmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elias25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Illiasmy god is yahweh; variant of Elias18 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Helios
Like Elian, each of these traces back to Helios: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eliasthe Lord is my God4,894 in the US (2017)
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Elanenthusiasm; liveliness; spirited vigor142 in the US (2017)
- Eliammy God is a people133 in the US (2017)
- Eliahmy god is yahweh; a form of Elijah70 in the US (2017)
- Eliabmy god is father39 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Elian
Names that are said the same way as Elian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sun
Like Elian, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Samsonhis name is sun; strong as the sun430 in the US (2017)
- Reyanshpart of the sun; ray of light382 in the US (2017)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ishaansun or offering of the sun79 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Elian
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