Elston is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Elston is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,055 for boy births in the United States (and #22,811 across all names), given to 6 babies. Elston was first reported in SSA data in 1911 and peaked in 1961 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,055 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,195 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,231 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,427 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,867 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,050 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,718 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,746 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #17,014 | #7,284 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,989 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,339 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,968 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,981 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,508 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,191 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,392 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,603 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,359 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,090 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,461 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,106 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,472 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,258 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,006 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #9,165 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,305 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,122 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,509 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,422 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,351 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | — | #4,675 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,706 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | — | #4,834 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | — | #3,776 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | — | #3,693 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | — | #4,336 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,714 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | — | #3,926 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #5,002 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | — | #4,688 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,472 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #3,942 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,682 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,143 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,136 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | — | #2,363 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | — | #2,395 |
| 1966 | 14 | — | — | #2,165 |
| 1965 | 20 | — | — | #1,784 |
| 1964 | 30 | — | — | #1,445 |
| 1963 | 38 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1962 | 41 | — | — | #1,219 |
| 1961 | 50 | — | — | #1,110 |
| 1960 | 32 | — | — | #1,410 |
| 1959 | 32 | — | — | #1,388 |
| 1958 | 31 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1957 | 28 | — | — | #1,494 |
| 1956 | 30 | — | — | #1,423 |
| 1955 | 21 | — | — | #1,696 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,802 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | — | #2,774 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #3,870 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,124 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,171 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #2,944 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,320 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #2,961 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,726 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #2,954 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,688 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,268 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,776 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,405 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,388 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | — | #2,926 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | — | #2,530 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | — | #1,846 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | — | #2,360 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,192 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | — | #3,241 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | — | #3,215 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | — | #1,891 |
| 1924 | 15 | — | — | #2,157 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | — | #2,050 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | — | #2,379 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | — | #1,850 |
| 1920 | 17 | — | — | #1,982 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | — | #1,998 |
| 1918 | 21 | — | — | #1,673 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | — | #2,797 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | — | #2,425 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | — | #2,351 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,339 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,107 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,819 |