Elson

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Elson: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Elson: Recorded since 2000, it reached #2,734 in 2017, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
15times a registrar ranked it
25years from first to last
#2734highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2000–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2000	#3036
2007	#4333
2008	#4432
2009	#3744
2010	#2941
2011	#3830
2013	#3315
2015	#3373
2016	#3478
2017	#2734
2018	#3011
2019	#3013
2020	#4608
2023	#4107
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 15 of the 25 years from 2000 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2000–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2000
First recorded at #3036 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #2734 among boys in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Elson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Elson in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	13	4 of 10	3
2010sbusiest	44	8 of 10	6
2020s	10	3 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Elson appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2000 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2734 in England and Wales in 2017.

Elson's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4107	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3011	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3478	5	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3315	5	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3830	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#4432	3	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#3036	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2000 and 2024, ranked in 15 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,734, first reached in 2017.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in England and Wales in 2017.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 6 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
6 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
6 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
7births registered in its largest year, 2017Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Elsie-Rose · #665, 16y
Elspeth · #351, 29y
Elsy · #3160, 10y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Laurentiu · #2734, 10y
Mordche · #2734, 13y
Mordecai · #2734, 14y
Nouman · #2734, 11y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Mordecai · #2734, 14y
Dex · #2730, 13y
Vasileios · #2730, 11y
Vinnie-Lee · #2730, 10y

Elson and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Elson without appearing here.

Elson moved ahead of

Morten Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3830 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3373 and #4747.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3744 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #4685.
Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #3744 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2941 and #3865.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4608 and #3848 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4107 and #4991.

Moved ahead of Elson

Braxton Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2941 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #3830 and #1398.
Daithi Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3013 and #4702 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #3334.
Rune Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3011 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3013 and #2104.

Moved the opposite way to Elson

Albie Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elson went from #3036 to #5119 while Albie went from #624 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elson went from #3036 to #5119 while Alfie went from #57 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elson went from #3036 to #5119 while Alfred went from #139 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elson went from #3036 to #5119 while Archie went from #81 to #10.

Moved the same way as Elson

Aaron Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elson went from #3036 to #5119 and Aaron from #36 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elson went from #3036 to #5119 and Adam from #20 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elson went from #3036 to #5119 and Alan from #262 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elson went from #3036 to #5119 and Alex from #48 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2000 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2734 in England and Wales in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Elson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Elson at a glance

Elson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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