Elson
Elson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Elson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Elson
Elson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1911, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 28 Elsons were born — ranking #1,414 that year. As of 2026, Elson ranks #6,577 for baby boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 1K Elsons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Elson
Elson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Elson's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,387. Use the chart and map above to compare Elson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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