How Many People Are Named Elson?
people named Elson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 415,796 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,333 babies named Elson in Social Security records from 1911 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
28 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Elson in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elson alive today is about 35 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elson first appears in the records in 1911 and was given most often in 1924, to 28 babies. In 2025, 20 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1911 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,428, in 1924. In 2025 it ranked #4,905.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,905 |
| Best rank | #1,428 (1924) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,986 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elson were born in California than in any other state: about 24 of those alive today.
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