The baby name Elhanan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced el-HAN-ən (EL-hah-nən); Hebrew approx. el-ḥa-NAN.
Elhanan is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Elhanan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced el-HAN-ən (EL-hah-nən); Hebrew approx. el-ḥa-NAN.
Elhanan is Hebrew in Origin.
Elhanan is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning “God has shown favor” or “God is gracious,” from El (“God”) + ḥanan (“to be gracious, show mercy”). In Hebrew script it appears as אלחנן, traditionally vocalized Elḥanan.
It occurs in the Hebrew Bible: Elhanan son of Dodo, one of King David’s warriors; and a textual tradition where Elhanan slays a Philistine champion, clarified as Goliath’s brother in Chronicles. The name persisted in Jewish communities through the Middle Ages (e.g., Tosafist Elhanan ben Isaac) and is used in modern Israel. English-speaking Protestants occasionally adopted it in the 17th–19th centuries. Variants and transliterations include Elchanan, Elchonon (Yiddish), Elkhanan (Russian), and the short forms Chanan/Hanan; related cognates from the same root include Hananiah (Chananya) and the feminine Hannah/Channah.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| IL | 0 | #263 | 12 | 6,291 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #499 | 50 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #503 | 105 | 10,983 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Elhanan is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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