How Many People Are Named Elton?
people named Elton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 34,660 people in the US has this name
Based on 21,553 babies named Elton in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
408 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "Ella's town" in Old English. A famous bearer of this name is British musician Elton John (1947-), born Reginald Dwight, who adopted his stage name in honour of his former bandmate Elton Dean (1945-2006).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elton (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elton alive today is about 51 years old, and 43% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 35 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elton first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 408 babies. In 2025, 60 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #278, in 1915. In 2025 it ranked #2,313.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,313 |
| Best rank | #278 (1915) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #302 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,132 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elton was given 5.7 times as often in Louisiana, 2.8 times in Mississippi and 2.6 times in Texas.
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