Elkan
Elkan is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Elkan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elkan is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Elkan
Elkan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 7 Elkans were born — ranking #9,707 that year. As of 2026, Elkan ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 42 Elkans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Elkan
Elkan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Elkan's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #9,707. Use the chart and map above to compare Elkan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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