Elton is a boy's name of English origin meaning “eel and farm, village.” In 2024 it was given to 72 boys in the United States.
Elton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “eel and farm, village” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Elton first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #278 in 1915, and in 2024 72 babies received the name — 21,292 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Elton means “eel and farm, village” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Elton is a boy name. In 2024, 72 babies received the name in the US.
Elton comes from the English & American tradition.
Elton first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #278 in 1915, and 72 babies were given the name in 2024.
Elton is pronounced /ˈɛltən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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