Elkanah

A boy's name first recorded in U.S. data in 1982. Meaning & origin entry coming soon.

2025 rank (boys)

#10,695

Babies named in 2025

Peak popularity

2024

2025 frequency

1 in 284,679 boys

Usually for

Boys

Trend

Holding steady

Holding steady, #10,695 for boys today.

Popularity of Elkanah since 1982

Babies named Elkanah per year in U.S. Social Security records.

Data table (by decade)

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