Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Elton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

394

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

81.7%

2024

All-time

21,292

Elton is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 394 boys were named Elton.

In 2024, only 72 boys were given the name.

All told, about 21,292 Americans have been named Elton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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