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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1911

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 113 recorded years as a table

Elson, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1911	31
1912	14
1913	12
1914	11
1915	11
1916	18
1917	18
1918	21
1919	18
1920	20
1921	13
1922	19
1923	14
1924	25
1925	17
1926	13
1927	9
1928	11
1929	12
1930	12
1931	13
1932	10
1933	15
1934	8
1935	10
1936	17
1937	13
1938	8
1939	11
1940	14
1941	7
1942	8
1943	8
1944	9
1945	10
1946	6
1947	8
1948	9
1949	9
1950	4
1951	5
1952	8
1953	4
1954	4
1955	5
1956	3
1957	3
1958	4
1959	4
1960	3
1961	2
1962	4
1963	5
1964	3
1965	3
1966	3
1968	6
1969	5
1970	5
1971	7
1972	6
1973	4
1974	7
1975	10
1976	4
1977	5
1979	8
1980	6
1981	3
1982	8
1983	4
1984	5
1985	4
1986	4
1987	6
1988	6
1989	4
1990	6
1991	6
1992	6
1993	6
1994	4
1995	3
1996	4
1997	7
1998	6
1999	5
2000	6
2001	7
2002	4
2003	5
2004	6
2005	6
2006	7
2007	11
2008	5
2009	6
2010	4
2011	7
2012	13
2013	7
2014	8
2015	6
2016	6
2017	9
2018	10
2019	8
2020	9
2021	9
2022	6
2023	8
2024	8
2025	12

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Elson isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 20
Rank in 2025: #4,857
How rare: 1 in 85,403 boys
Since 1911: 1,333

Most popular in 1911, at 31 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 104% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.