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Elan

unisex

Elan.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1107 in England and Wales in 2001. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
unisex
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1107 to #3695.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#1107#3695
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England and Wales — female rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1997#1802
1998#1571
1999#2189
2000#1475
2001#1107
2002#1530
2003#1722
2004#1252
2005#1690
2006#1502
2007#1741
2008#1914
2009#2148
2010#2843
2011#1903
2012#2095
2013#2887
2014#2862
2015#2496
2016#2966
2017#3229
2018#2674
2019#2458
2020#2449
2021#3192
2022#3148
2023#2927
2024#3695

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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