Elston
Elston was the 11055th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1110th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,066 places. More babies were named Elston in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,055 boys, down 1,188 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196150 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,125babies recorded
Elston popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,055 | 6 |
| 2020 | #9,867 | 7 |
| 2010 | #9,981 | 7 |
| 2000 | #9,461 | 6 |
| 1990 | #5,509 | 9 |
| 1980 | #3,926 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,136 | 10 |
| 1960 | #1,410 | 32 |
| 1950 | #3,124 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,726 | 8 |
| 1930 | #1,846 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,982 | 17 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elston, counting every spelling?
Elston has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elston?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elston (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elston 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elston?
About 700 people born in the US named Elston are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 32 and 65. That makes Elston a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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These names rose and fell in step with Elston: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elston, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elston
How popular is the name Elston?
Elston was the 11055th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 1110th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,066 places. More babies were named Elston in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Elston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elston in the US.