Elton
Elton was the 2313th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 278th; the most babies were born in 1920 (394). Over the last ten years it has moved down 116 places. More babies were named Elton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,313 boys, down 590 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920394 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,553babies recorded
Elton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 200 since 1903.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,313 | 60 |
| 2020 | #1,723 | 90 |
| 2010 | #2,295 | 56 |
| 2000 | #1,336 | 96 |
| 1990 | #965 | 117 |
| 1980 | #763 | 132 |
| 1970 | #740 | 124 |
| 1960 | #513 | 239 |
| 1950 | #458 | 209 |
| 1940 | #371 | 237 |
| 1930 | #317 | 304 |
| 1920 | #281 | 394 |
| 1910 | #384 | 46 |
| 1900 | #351 | 39 |
| 1890 | #465 | 16 |
| 1880 | #769 | 7 |
How popular is Elton, counting every spelling?
Elton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elton?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elton (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elton 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 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elton?
About 9,600 people born in the US named Elton are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 35 and 70. That makes Elton 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.
Elton by state
How common Elton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Elton
How popular is the name Elton?
Elton was the 2313th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 278th; the most babies were born in 1920 (394). Over the last ten years it has moved down 116 places. More babies were named Elton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elton in the US.
Where is Elton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elton was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.