Elton Name Popularity

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How popular is Elton?

The rare name Elton was the 1,980th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Elton, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 278, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1915.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 394 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Elton in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1885.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elton occurred roughly during the years 1890-1893, 1897-1900, 1904-1915, 1917-1920, 1969-1975, and 2016-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1965-1969, 1975-1979, 1982-1985, 1990-1994, and 2000-2003.

Where is the name Elton popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The popularity trend for Elton has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Elton has risen.

The name Elton is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Elton (Girl)		Elton (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	73	1,980
2017		< 5	--	51	2,492
2016		< 5	--	59	2,256
2015		< 5	--	62	2,195
2014		< 5	--	66	2,097
2013		< 5	--	45	2,630
2012		< 5	--	55	2,334
2011		< 5	--	61	2,154
2010		< 5	--	56	2,293
2009		< 5	--	64	2,124
2008		< 5	--	64	2,130
2007		< 5	--	57	2,285
2006		< 5	--	68	1,975
2005		< 5	--	65	1,951
2004		< 5	--	81	1,611
2003		< 5	--	51	2,160
2002		< 5	--	76	1,598
2001		< 5	--	72	1,635
2000		< 5	--	96	1,336
1999		< 5	--	68	1,595
1998		< 5	--	73	1,504
1997		< 5	--	82	1,356
1996		< 5	--	79	1,362
1995		< 5	--	69	1,436
1994		< 5	--	64	1,479
1993		< 5	--	86	1,219
1992		< 5	--	89	1,181
1991		< 5	--	81	1,237
1990		< 5	--	117	964
1989		< 5	--	90	1,117
1988		< 5	--	88	1,059
1987		< 5	--	87	1,018
1986		< 5	--	89	973
1985		< 5	--	97	922
1984		< 5	--	118	805
1983		< 5	--	115	814
1982		< 5	--	138	752
1981		< 5	--	123	786
1980		< 5	--	132	763
1979		< 5	--	126	773
1978		< 5	--	154	675
1977		< 5	--	179	630
1976		< 5	--	217	547
1975		6	8,288	285	474
1974		< 5	--	250	503
1973		< 5	--	189	576
1972		< 5	--	166	612
1971		< 5	--	153	670
1970		< 5	--	124	740
1969		< 5	--	88	824
1968		< 5	--	109	720
1967		< 5	--	114	696
1966		< 5	--	132	646
1965		< 5	--	174	580
1964		< 5	--	175	598
1963		< 5	--	176	593
1962		< 5	--	215	540
1961		< 5	--	208	547
1960		< 5	--	239	513
1959		< 5	--	264	480
1958		< 5	--	280	475
1957		< 5	--	308	439
1956		< 5	--	284	447
1955		< 5	--	280	443
1954		6	5,328	294	418
1953		< 5	--	292	411
1952		< 5	--	240	456
1951		< 5	--	273	412
1950		< 5	--	209	458
1949		< 5	--	232	438
1948		< 5	--	231	440
1947		< 5	--	234	439
1946		< 5	--	222	427
1945		< 5	--	220	406
1944		< 5	--	257	374
1943		5	4,878	257	382
1942		< 5	--	215	420
1941		< 5	--	216	393
1940		< 5	--	237	371
1939		< 5	--	234	373
1938		< 5	--	250	351
1937		< 5	--	234	350
1936		5	4,397	251	342
1935		< 5	--	260	341
1934		6	3,955	311	308
1933		9	2,952	291	316
1932		< 5	--	297	320
1931		6	4,017	283	327
1930		< 5	--	304	318
1929		5	4,786	302	317
1928		7	3,878	330	306
1927		14	2,464	385	290
1926		11	2,932	325	315
1925		< 5	--	324	316
1924		7	4,128	381	294
1923		6	4,547	353	298
1922		6	4,611	356	303
1921		13	2,675	385	285
1920		14	2,500	394	281
1919		6	4,422	330	300
1918		< 5	--	318	318
1917		10	2,950	320	291
1916		8	3,352	322	286
1915		8	3,215	317	278
1914		6	3,314	236	290
1913		< 5	--	154	329
1912		8	2,210	134	321
1911		< 5	--	65	338
1910		< 5	--	46	384
1909		10	1,399	61	291
1908		< 5	--	48	320
1907		< 5	--	37	367
1906		< 5	--	35	351
1905		< 5	--	37	331
1904		< 5	--	28	393
1903		6	1,658	38	306
1902		< 5	--	26	393
1901		< 5	--	19	438
1900		< 5	--	39	351
1899		< 5	--	21	405
1898		< 5	--	20	457
1897		< 5	--	16	503
1896		< 5	--	17	508
1895		< 5	--	16	510
1894		< 5	--	16	505
1893		< 5	--	23	373
1892		< 5	--	18	466
1891		< 5	--	13	502
1890		< 5	--	16	465
1889		< 5	--	19	419
1888		< 5	--	16	488
1887		< 5	--	20	369
1886		< 5	--	12	555
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	14	509
1883		< 5	--	7	749
1882		< 5	--	20	402
1881		< 5	--	14	468
1880		< 5	--	7	769

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.