Is Elton a boy or girl name?
Elton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 72 boys were named Elton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 21,492 US babies named Elton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,074
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Elton since 1880
- 21,492
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 408 babies
Boys and girls named Elton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 368 | 16 | 4.2% |
| 1910s | 2,242 | 46 | 2% |
| 1920s | 3,535 | 83 | 2.3% |
| 1930s | 2,715 | 26 | 0.9% |
| 1940s | 2,321 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 2,724 | 7 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 1,630 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,844 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 1,077 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 808 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 694 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 608 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 421 | 11 | 2.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 79 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 111 | #1,569 | 11 | #9,152 |
| 2020 | 90 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 80 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 73 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,260 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 66 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 55 | #2,337 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 65 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 81 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 76 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 96 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 68 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 73 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 79 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 64 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 86 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 89 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 81 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 117 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 90 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 87 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 89 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 97 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 118 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 115 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 138 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 123 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 132 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 126 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 154 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 179 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 217 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 285 | #474 | 6 | #8,290 |
| 1974 | 250 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 189 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 167 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 153 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 124 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 88 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 109 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 115 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 131 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 173 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 176 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 176 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 214 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 209 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 239 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 263 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 281 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 307 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 284 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 281 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 294 | #418 | 7 | #4,804 |
| 1953 | 292 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 240 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 273 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 209 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 232 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 231 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 234 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 222 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 220 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 257 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 257 | #382 | 5 | #4,877 |
| 1942 | 215 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 216 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 237 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 234 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 250 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 234 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 251 | #342 | 5 | #4,397 |
| 1935 | 260 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 311 | #308 | 6 | #3,955 |
| 1933 | 291 | #316 | 9 | #2,951 |
| 1932 | 297 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 283 | #327 | 6 | #4,015 |
| 1930 | 304 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 302 | #317 | 5 | #4,788 |
| 1928 | 330 | #306 | 7 | #3,878 |
| 1927 | 386 | #290 | 14 | #2,463 |
| 1926 | 324 | #315 | 11 | #2,932 |
| 1925 | 324 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 381 | #294 | 7 | #4,128 |
| 1923 | 353 | #298 | 6 | #4,547 |
| 1922 | 356 | #303 | 6 | #4,610 |
| 1921 | 385 | #285 | 13 | #2,675 |
| 1920 | 394 | #281 | 14 | #2,500 |
| 1919 | 330 | #300 | 6 | #4,422 |
| 1918 | 318 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 320 | #291 | 10 | #2,950 |
| 1916 | 322 | #286 | 8 | #3,352 |
| 1915 | 317 | #278 | 8 | #3,215 |
| 1914 | 236 | #290 | 6 | #3,313 |
| 1913 | 154 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 134 | #321 | 8 | #2,210 |
| 1911 | 65 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 46 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 61 | #291 | 10 | #1,399 |
| 1908 | 48 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 37 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 35 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 37 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 28 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 38 | #306 | 6 | #1,658 |
| 1902 | 26 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 19 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 39 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 21 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 20 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 16 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 17 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 16 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 16 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 23 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 18 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 13 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 16 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 19 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 16 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 20 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 14 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 20 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 14 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #769 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elton reached #278 in 1915. As a girl name, it reached #1,399 in 1909. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.