Elam Name Popularity

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How popular is Elam?

The uncommon name Elam was the 1,594th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Elam, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #762 was reached in 1898.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2015 with 143 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Elam was less than 5, most recently in 1966.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elam occurred roughly during the years 1975-1978, 1987-1992, 1997-2000, 2006-2010, and 2011-2015.

Where is the name Elam popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

For a number of years, the name Elam has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Elam lately has risen.

The name Elam is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Elam (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		103	1,594
2017		109	1,514
2016		107	1,543
2015		143	1,261
2014		101	1,564
2013		71	1,943
2012		64	2,109
2011		58	2,237
2010		67	2,042
2009		51	2,493
2008		39	3,016
2007		41	2,876
2006		34	3,172
2005		35	2,970
2004		27	3,478
2003		36	2,742
2002		24	3,586
2001		25	3,441
2000		33	2,757
1999		25	3,204
1998		18	3,893
1997		17	3,932
1996		21	3,322
1995		16	3,918
1994		18	3,636
1993		22	3,080
1992		28	2,558
1991		20	3,150
1990		22	2,889
1989		19	3,126
1988		14	3,577
1987		9	4,667
1986		15	3,176
1985		10	4,135
1984		24	2,184
1983		17	2,701
1982		16	2,878
1981		14	3,082
1980		19	2,559
1979		14	3,050
1978		19	2,404
1977		10	3,681
1976		15	2,739
1975		12	3,122
1974		13	2,852
1973		15	2,537
1972		8	3,730
1971		12	2,862
1970		10	3,130
1969		13	2,457
1968		6	3,825
1967		6	3,666
1966		< 5	--
1965		9	2,853
1964		10	2,714
1963		9	2,908
1962		12	2,416
1961		13	2,349
1960		8	3,160
1959		12	2,454
1958		5	4,108
1957		11	2,528
1956		9	2,846
1955		10	2,644
1954		8	3,018
1953		9	2,769
1952		14	2,101
1951		9	2,720
1950		14	2,052
1949		12	2,257
1948		7	3,081
1947		12	2,278
1946		17	1,778
1945		8	2,617
1944		6	3,216
1943		14	2,006
1942		7	3,012
1941		14	1,933
1940		12	2,111
1939		11	2,201
1938		< 5	--
1937		14	1,930
1936		12	2,093
1935		9	2,586
1934		7	3,062
1933		< 5	--
1932		8	2,918
1931		14	2,026
1930		9	2,831
1929		20	1,689
1928		20	1,723
1927		10	2,758
1926		21	1,673
1925		9	2,990
1924		15	2,155
1923		15	2,148
1922		9	3,086
1921		13	2,413
1920		22	1,659
1919		15	2,088
1918		15	2,094
1917		18	1,767
1916		12	2,304
1915		17	1,725
1914		13	1,808
1913		5	2,947
1912		9	1,779
1911		7	1,428
1910		< 5	--
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		5	1,287
1904		< 5	--
1903		5	1,171
1902		< 5	--
1901		5	1,096
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		9	762
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		5	1,085
1892		< 5	--
1891		6	876
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		6	847
1886		5	1,007
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		6	824
1882		5	975
1881		< 5	--
1880		6	847

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.