Elton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning old town or settlement of the eels.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2014
12 babies
Elton by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Elton. In the US, 51 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 394 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elonoak tree; from Hebrew elon195 in the US (2017)
- Eldonold hill or from the old valley72 in the US (2017)
- Elyonthe most high; from el elyon21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elsonson of Eli or Ellis11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Estoneast settlement or eastern town15 in the US (2017)
- Elstonelli's settlement or old stone settlement10 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Elton
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