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Elson

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the old town. Surname.

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

e-lson, el-son

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #1412, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4857, 20 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202520
202413
202314
202210
202115
202016
201914
201818
201717
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2131, 11 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202511
20243
20234
2022–
2021–
20203
20196
20186
20177
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #4241, 4 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
20223
20214
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence