Elton
From an English surname drawn from several place names, most read as the settlement of a man called Ella, with the Old English tun meaning enclosure or village.
Elton in 2025
Elton was given to 60 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,976th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 55,256 babies born.
The history of Elton
Elton reached its highest point in 1920, when 408 babies were given the name, ranking 597th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 21,553 babies have been named Elton. Half of them were born before 1946, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Elton by decade
| Decade | Babies named Elton | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | 804 |
| 1890s | 176 | 956 |
| 1900s | 384 | 706 |
| 1910s | 2,288 | 602 |
| 1920s | 3,618 | 597 |
| 1930s | 2,741 | 651 |
| 1940s | 2,326 | 799 |
| 1950s | 2,731 | 900 |
| 1960s | 1,630 | 1,147 |
| 1970s | 1,850 | 1,030 |
| 1980s | 1,077 | 1,747 |
| 1990s | 808 | 2,270 |
| 2000s | 694 | 3,100 |
| 2010s | 608 | 4,046 |
| 2020s | 493 | 3,103 |
Where Elton is heading
Elton has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 62 babies in 2015 to 60 in 2025.
Names like Elton
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Elton.