Elton is an established boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Elton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,313 for boy births in the United States (and #4,976 across all names), given to 60 babies. Elton first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (394 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,313 |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | — | #2,082 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,114 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,941 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | #9,155 | #1,569 |
| 2020 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,723 |
| 2019 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,872 |
| 2018 | 73 | 73 | — | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,501 |
| 2016 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,260 |
| 2015 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,197 |
| 2014 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,101 |
| 2013 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,634 |
| 2012 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,338 |
| 2011 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,155 |
| 2010 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,295 |
| 2009 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,126 |
| 2008 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,131 |
| 2007 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,286 |
| 2006 | 68 | 68 | — | #1,976 |
| 2005 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,951 |
| 2004 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,611 |
| 2003 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,161 |
| 2002 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,598 |
| 2001 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,636 |
| 2000 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,336 |
| 1999 | 68 | 68 | — | #1,596 |
| 1998 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,504 |
| 1997 | 82 | — | — | #1,356 |
| 1996 | 79 | — | — | #1,362 |
| 1995 | 69 | — | — | #1,436 |
| 1994 | 64 | — | — | #1,479 |
| 1993 | 86 | — | — | #1,219 |
| 1992 | 89 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1991 | 81 | — | — | #1,238 |
| 1990 | 117 | — | — | #965 |
| 1989 | 90 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1988 | 87 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1987 | 88 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1986 | 89 | — | — | #972 |
| 1985 | 97 | — | — | #924 |
| 1984 | 118 | — | — | #805 |
| 1983 | 115 | — | — | #813 |
| 1982 | 138 | — | — | #752 |
| 1981 | 123 | — | — | #784 |
| 1980 | 132 | — | — | #763 |
| 1979 | 126 | — | — | #773 |
| 1978 | 154 | — | — | #674 |
| 1977 | 179 | — | — | #629 |
| 1976 | 217 | — | — | #546 |
| 1975 | 291 | — | #8,289 | #474 |
| 1974 | 250 | — | — | #503 |
| 1973 | 190 | — | — | #575 |
| 1972 | 166 | — | — | #612 |
| 1971 | 153 | — | — | #670 |
| 1970 | 124 | — | — | #740 |
| 1969 | 88 | — | — | #825 |
| 1968 | 109 | — | — | #721 |
| 1967 | 115 | — | — | #694 |
| 1966 | 131 | — | — | #648 |
| 1965 | 173 | — | — | #581 |
| 1964 | 176 | — | — | #597 |
| 1963 | 176 | — | — | #592 |
| 1962 | 214 | — | — | #542 |
| 1961 | 209 | — | — | #546 |
| 1960 | 239 | — | — | #513 |
| 1959 | 263 | — | — | #483 |
| 1958 | 281 | — | — | #473 |
| 1957 | 307 | — | — | #439 |
| 1956 | 285 | — | — | #448 |
| 1955 | 280 | — | — | #443 |
| 1954 | 301 | — | #4,804 | #418 |
| 1953 | 292 | — | — | #411 |
| 1952 | 240 | — | — | #456 |
| 1951 | 273 | — | — | #412 |
| 1950 | 209 | — | — | #458 |
| 1949 | 232 | — | — | #438 |
| 1948 | 231 | — | — | #440 |
| 1947 | 234 | — | — | #439 |
| 1946 | 222 | — | — | #427 |
| 1945 | 220 | — | — | #406 |
| 1944 | 257 | — | — | #374 |
| 1943 | 262 | — | #4,877 | #382 |
| 1942 | 215 | — | — | #420 |
| 1941 | 216 | — | — | #393 |
| 1940 | 237 | — | — | #371 |
| 1939 | 234 | — | — | #373 |
| 1938 | 250 | — | — | #351 |
| 1937 | 234 | — | — | #350 |
| 1936 | 256 | — | #4,397 | #342 |
| 1935 | 260 | — | — | #340 |
| 1934 | 317 | — | #3,955 | #308 |
| 1933 | 300 | — | #2,951 | #316 |
| 1932 | 297 | — | — | #320 |
| 1931 | 289 | — | #4,015 | #327 |
| 1930 | 304 | — | — | #317 |
| 1929 | 307 | — | #4,788 | #317 |
| 1928 | 337 | — | #3,878 | #306 |
| 1927 | 400 | — | #2,463 | #290 |
| 1926 | 335 | — | #2,932 | #315 |
| 1925 | 324 | — | — | #316 |
| 1924 | 388 | — | #4,128 | #294 |
| 1923 | 359 | — | #4,547 | #298 |
| 1922 | 362 | — | #4,611 | #303 |
| 1921 | 398 | — | #2,675 | #285 |
| 1920 | 408 | — | #2,500 | #281 |
| 1919 | 336 | — | #4,422 | #300 |
| 1918 | 318 | — | — | #318 |
| 1917 | 330 | — | #2,950 | #291 |
| 1916 | 330 | — | #3,352 | #286 |
| 1915 | 325 | — | #3,215 | #278 |
| 1914 | 242 | — | #3,313 | #290 |
| 1913 | 154 | — | — | #329 |
| 1912 | 142 | — | #2,210 | #321 |
| 1911 | 65 | — | — | #338 |
| 1910 | 46 | — | — | #384 |
| 1909 | 71 | — | #1,399 | #291 |
| 1908 | 48 | — | — | #320 |
| 1907 | 37 | — | — | #367 |
| 1906 | 35 | — | — | #351 |
| 1905 | 37 | — | — | #331 |
| 1904 | 28 | — | — | #393 |
| 1903 | 44 | — | #1,658 | #306 |
| 1902 | 26 | — | — | #393 |
| 1901 | 19 | — | — | #438 |
| 1900 | 39 | — | — | #351 |
| 1899 | 21 | — | — | #405 |
| 1898 | 20 | — | — | #457 |
| 1897 | 16 | — | — | #503 |
| 1896 | 17 | — | — | #508 |
| 1895 | 16 | — | — | #510 |
| 1894 | 16 | — | — | #505 |
| 1893 | 23 | — | — | #373 |
| 1892 | 18 | — | — | #465 |
| 1891 | 13 | — | — | #502 |
| 1890 | 16 | — | — | #465 |
| 1889 | 19 | — | — | #419 |
| 1888 | 16 | — | — | #488 |
| 1887 | 20 | — | — | #369 |
| 1886 | 12 | — | — | #555 |
| 1884 | 14 | — | — | #509 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #749 |
| 1882 | 20 | — | — | #402 |
| 1881 | 14 | — | — | #468 |
| 1880 | 7 | — | — | #769 |