Boy’s name · Latin, French

Elyano

How to say it: eh-lya-NO · /e.lja.ˈno/

From Latin Aelianus meaning 'sun' via Eliano - modern French masculine invention.

Elyano was the 1,813th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are up 5.1-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #700 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,813for boys in 2025
1 in 54,349US babies
0born in 2025
#700projected for 2030
1870sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Elyano
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,813
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 54,349
Peak decade1870s
Change over 10 years×5.1
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#700
In France, 2025#390 among boys’ names, 65 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Elyano peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 1870s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Ely
  • Yano
  • Lyan

Honouring a Elyano in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Elyano is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in French.

In France: #390 for boys in 2025.

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