Elson
Elson was the 4906th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 1428th with 28 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,301 places. More babies were named Elson in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,906 boys, up 618 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192428 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,333babies recorded
Elson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,906 | 20 |
| 2020 | #5,524 | 16 |
| 2010 | #9,980 | 7 |
| 2000 | #6,037 | 11 |
| 1990 | #4,243 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,135 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,440 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,123 | 7 |
| 1940 | #1,752 | 16 |
| 1930 | #2,213 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,712 | 21 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elson, counting every spelling?
Elson is the most common spelling of a name family that had 20 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 20 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elson | 20 | #4,906 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Elson?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elson?
About 800 people born in the US named Elson are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 14 and 54. That makes Elson mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elson by state
How common Elson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elson
How popular is the name Elson?
Elson was the 4906th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 1428th with 28 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,301 places. More babies were named Elson in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elson in the US.
Where is Elson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elson was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys).