Elson
Boy · EL-sun · English
Elson is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
Where does Elson come from?
English: from an English surname, perhaps 'son of Ellis'
- Say it
- EL-sun
Is Elson a girl's or a boy's name?
Elson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Elson, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.
2025 had the most boys named Elson of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Elson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Elson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Elson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Elson, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 1924, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1911.
2025 had more boys named Elson than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Elson in the US since 1880 were born between 1934 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,009 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,942 |
| 1947 | 15 | #1,987 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,533 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,925 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,181 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,267 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,655 |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,736 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,050 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,913 |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,587 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,829 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,465 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,003 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,178 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,387 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,414 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,122 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,264 |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,694 |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,810 |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,647 |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,814 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,650 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,268 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,386 |
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