Elton · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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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 145 recorded years as a table

Elton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	63
1881	139
1882	176
1883	67
1884	122
1886	108
1887	197
1888	132
1889	172
1890	144
1891	128
1892	147
1893	205
1894	138
1895	136
1896	142
1897	142
1898	163
1899	198
1900	259
1901	178
1902	212
1903	319
1904	219
1905	280
1906	263
1907	252
1908	311
1909	372
1910	237
1911	288
1912	312
1913	300
1914	360
1915	374
1916	362
1917	346
1918	314
1919	337
1920	370
1921	350
1922	327
1923	322
1924	336
1925	290
1926	292
1927	343
1928	298
1929	281
1930	277
1931	272
1932	284
1933	293
1934	301
1935	250
1936	242
1937	219
1938	225
1939	211
1940	204
1941	176
1942	156
1943	180
1944	189
1945	163
1946	137
1947	128
1948	132
1949	131
1950	117
1951	145
1952	123
1953	148
1954	144
1955	136
1956	135
1957	142
1958	132
1959	123
1960	112
1961	98
1962	103
1963	87
1964	88
1965	93
1966	73
1967	66
1968	63
1969	49
1970	67
1971	87
1972	102
1973	122
1974	159
1975	183
1976	138
1977	109
1978	94
1979	73
1980	74
1981	69
1982	76
1983	64
1984	65
1985	52
1986	48
1987	47
1988	45
1989	45
1990	57
1991	40
1992	45
1993	44
1994	33
1995	36
1996	42
1997	43
1998	38
1999	35
2000	49
2001	37
2002	39
2003	26
2004	41
2005	33
2006	33
2007	27
2008	31
2009	32
2010	29
2011	32
2012	29
2013	24
2014	34
2015	32
2016	31
2017	28
2018	40
2019	45
2020	52
2021	63
2022	46
2023	40
2024	42
2025	35

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Elton 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: 60
Rank in 2025: #2,304
How rare: 1 in 28,467 boys
Since 1880: 21,353

Most popular in 1915, at 374 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 9% per million boys born.

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