Elvan
Elvan is a name used in Cornwall and Devon for the native varieties of quartz-porphyry. They are dispersed irregularly in the Devonian series of rocks and some of them make very fine building stones. Greenstone is another name for this stone and it is often used for parts of buildings such as doorways so they can be finely carved. Most of the elvan quarries are now disused.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Elvan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elvan is a name used in Cornwall and Devon for the native varieties of quartz-porphyry. They are dispersed irregularly in the Devonian series of rocks and some of them make very fine building stones. Greenstone is another name for this stone and it is often used for parts of buildings such as doorways so they can be finely carved. Most of the elvan quarries are now disused.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Elvan
Elvan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 14 Elvans were born — ranking #2,193 that year. As of 2026, Elvan ranks #3,942 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 150 Elvans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elvan
Elvan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Elvan's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #2,193. Use the chart and map above to compare Elvan'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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