NameTides

Elton

Elton was the #2,304 boys' name in the US in 2025 (60 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Elton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Elton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,304 (60)#2,014 (12)—#1,718 (12)
2024#2,078 (72)#1,282 (21)—#1,654 (12)
2023#2,113 (69)#1,309 (20)—#1,421 (14)
2022#1,938 (80)#1,469 (17)—#1,759 (10)
2021#1,565 (111)#1,860 (12)—#1,898 (9)
2020#1,716 (90)#1,635 (14)—#1,838 (9)
2019#1,868 (80)#1,869 (12)—#2,189 (7)
2018#1,994 (73)#3,959 (4)—#2,740 (5)
2017#2,493 (51)——#1,349 (14)
2016#2,255 (59)#2,804 (7)—#2,718 (5)
2015#2,189 (62)——#2,139 (7)
2014#2,098 (66)#3,895 (4)—#2,371 (6)
2013#2,623 (45)#4,685 (3)—#1,771 (9)
2012#2,326 (55)#3,416 (5)—#2,666 (5)
2011#2,145 (61)#4,647 (3)—#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1915 at #278.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2021, 9% of US babies named Elton were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Elton is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 33,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 27,000 to 1 in 41,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Elton (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EltonCanadaBoys#1,71812
EltonEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
EltonIrelandBoys—too few
EltonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EltonUSGirls—too few
EltonUSBoys#2,30460