Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from a place name meaning “Ella’s town.” A well-known bearer is British musician Elton John (1947–), born Reginald Dwight, who chose the name in tribute to his former bandmate Elton Dean (1945–2006).
20062006: 68 births, rank #1,967
2007: 57 births, rank #2,281
2008: 64 births, rank #2,125
2009: 64 births, rank #2,119
2010: 56 births, rank #2,287
20112011: 61 births, rank #2,145
2012: 55 births, rank #2,326
2013: 45 births, rank #2,623
2014: 66 births, rank #2,098
2015: 62 births, rank #2,189
20162016: 59 births, rank #2,255
2017: 51 births, rank #2,493
2018: 73 births, rank #1,994
2019: 80 births, rank #1,868
2020: 90 births, rank #1,716
20212021: 111 births, rank #1,565
2022: 80 births, rank #1,938
2023: 69 births, rank #2,113
2024: 72 births, rank #2,078
20252025: 60 births, rank #2,304
Elton rose from #972 to #965 for boys between 1986 and 1990. Its highest annual birth count came in 1920, with 394 births.