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Boy name

Elvan

100% boys · last recorded 1956

Elvan has been given to about 150 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 46
Median age today86 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elvan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1925 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time150

How popular is Elvan?

Its best year was 1925, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 2229th. The typical living American called Elvan is about 86 years old today.

Names that sound like Elvan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Evan0.85
  2. Elan0.85
  3. Elian0.80
  4. Ethan0.70
  5. Elvin0.71
  6. Kellan0.71
  7. Devan0.70
  8. Ean0.70

Middle names for Elvan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elvan John0.77
  2. Elvan Lee0.77
  3. Elvan Bryce0.76
  4. Elvan Ross0.76
  5. Elvan Quinn0.76
  6. Elvan Jude0.76

Sibling names for Elvan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.63
  2. Ilasister · 0.61
  3. Cleoeither · 0.60
  4. Luellasister · 0.60
  5. Otisbrother · 0.56
  6. Hughbrother · 0.56

Where Elvan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Elvan Anderson0.74
    2. Elvan White0.72
    3. Elvan Reyes0.72
    4. Elvan Moore0.72
    5. Elvan Lee0.72
    6. Elvan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Elvan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.