Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elam

#2,467 most common boys' name of all time · #5,954 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,467
Rank overall
#5,954 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
123 of 146
All-time
2,940
Since 2016
873
Peak year
2015 #1,253
Best rank
#776 1898
📍A place in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 144/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elam is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 64 64 #2,210
2024 — 65 65 #2,212
2023 — 60 60 #2,318
2022 — 74 74 #2,040
2021 — 97 97 #1,689
2020 — 92 92 #1,697
2019 — 101 101 #1,624
2018 — 103 103 #1,596
2017 — 109 109 #1,518
2016 — 108 108 #1,542
2015 — 144 144 #1,253
2014 — 102 102 #1,561
2013 — 73 73 #1,916
2012 — 64 64 #2,108
2011 — 58 58 #2,232
2010 — 68 68 #2,010
2009 — 51 51 #2,487
2008 — 40 40 #2,946
2007 — 42 42 #2,812
2006 — 34 34 #3,154
2005 — 35 35 #2,962
2004 — 28 28 #3,371
2003 — 37 37 #2,677
2002 — 26 26 #3,354
2001 — 27 27 #3,232
2000 — 34 34 #2,675
1999 — 25 25 #3,189
1998 — 18 18 #3,859
1997 — 19 19 #3,609
1996 — 21 21 #3,296
1995 — 16 16 #3,866
1994 — 18 18 #3,607
1993 — 22 22 #3,049
1992 — 28 28 #2,538
1991 — 20 20 #3,119
1990 — 22 22 #2,870
1989 — 19 19 #3,106
1988 — 14 14 #3,539
1987 — 9 9 #4,594
1986 — 15 15 #3,142
1985 — 10 10 #4,068
1984 — 24 24 #2,166
1983 — 17 17 #2,685
1982 — 16 16 #2,843
1981 — 14 14 #3,047
1980 — 19 19 #2,546
1979 — 14 14 #3,029
1978 — 19 19 #2,387
1977 — 10 10 #3,626
1976 — 15 15 #2,721
1975 — 12 12 #3,090
1974 — 13 13 #2,811
1973 — 15 15 #2,521
1972 — 8 8 #3,648
1971 — 12 12 #2,828
1970 — 10 10 #3,090
1969 — 13 13 #2,432
1968 — 7 7 #3,380
1967 — 6 6 #3,588
1965 — 9 9 #2,797
1964 — 10 10 #2,687
1963 — 9 9 #2,876
1962 — 12 12 #2,385
1961 — 13 13 #2,332
1960 — 8 8 #3,100
1959 — 12 12 #2,429
1958 — 5 5 #3,973
1957 — 11 11 #2,509
1956 — 9 9 #2,819
1955 — 10 10 #2,583
1954 — 8 8 #2,963
1953 — 9 9 #2,733
1952 — 14 14 #2,081
1951 — 9 9 #2,683
1950 — 14 14 #2,035
1949 — 13 13 #2,135
1948 — 7 7 #3,031
1947 — 12 12 #2,265
1946 — 17 17 #1,771
1945 — 8 8 #2,596
1944 — 6 6 #3,136
1943 — 14 14 #2,004
1942 — 7 7 #2,965
1941 — 14 14 #1,913
1940 — 12 12 #2,095
1939 — 11 11 #2,177
1937 — 14 14 #1,928
1936 — 12 12 #2,087
1935 — 9 9 #2,558
1934 — 7 7 #3,001
1932 — 8 8 #2,870
1931 — 14 14 #2,015
1930 — 9 9 #2,812
1929 — 20 20 #1,682
1928 — 20 20 #1,714
1927 — 10 10 #2,722
1926 — 21 21 #1,674
1925 — 9 9 #2,959
1924 — 15 15 #2,149
1923 — 15 15 #2,136
1922 — 9 9 #3,030
1921 — 13 13 #2,382
1920 — 22 22 #1,647
1919 — 15 15 #2,078
1918 — 15 15 #2,085
1917 — 18 18 #1,764
1916 — 12 12 #2,273
1915 — 17 17 #1,717
1914 — 13 13 #1,785
1913 — 5 5 #2,848
1912 — 9 9 #1,761
1911 — 7 7 #1,425
1905 — 5 5 #1,273
1903 — 5 5 #1,191
1901 — 5 5 #1,105
1898 — 9 9 #776
1893 — 5 5 #1,080
1891 — 6 6 #895
1887 — 6 6 #862
1886 — 5 5 #1,008
1883 — 6 6 #840
1882 — 5 5 #983
1880 — 6 6 #860