Eldon

Where Eldon comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Eldon.

  • 2 syllables
Eldon through the years
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #653 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1920
    Eldon Rudd born
    FBI Agent, politician, United States Marine Corps officer
  3. 1927
    Peak, #209
    640 babies named Eldon, its best rank.
  4. 1950
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #395.
  5. 1958
    Eldon Hoke born
    singer, musician
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Eldon Hoke · singer, musician, 1958–1997
  • Eldon Rudd · FBI Agent, politician, United States Marine Corps officer, 1920–2002
  • Eldon Gorst · British barrister and diplomat and Consul-General in Egypt, 1861–1911
  • Eldon Bargewell · Recipient of the Purple Heart medal, 1947–2019
  • Eldon Quick · American actor, born 1937

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.