Eldon
Last seen for girls in 1944 at #3,687 · #2,304 for boys in 2025, 60 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1927 · 640 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 26,102since 1881
Eldon over time
Rank among boys' names. Eldon has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,304 | 60 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,236 | 64 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,244 | 63 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,191 | 66 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,373 | 57 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,264 | 60 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,974 | 74 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,355 | 56 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,977 | 72 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,145 | 64 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,355 | 55 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,116 | 65 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,763 | 42 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,292 | 56 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,478 | 50 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,730 | 44 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,894 | 41 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,374 | 54 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,868 | 41 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,248 | 56 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,467 | 46 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,238 | 51 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,579 | 39 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,470 | 40 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,346 | 42 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,175 | 46 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,347 | 38 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,957 | 49 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,908 | 48 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,380 | 33 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,102 | 39 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,822 | 47 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,007 | 40 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,002 | 39 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,545 | 56 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,662 | 49 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,492 | 55 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,576 | 46 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,295 | 57 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,457 | 47 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,242 | 59 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,154 | 62 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,107 | 65 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,382 | 47 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,125 | 66 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,022 | 78 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,177 | 59 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,060 | 67 | |
| 1977 | — | #937 | 82 | |
| 1976 | — | #860 | 94 | |
| 1975 | — | #827 | 101 | |
| 1974 | — | #849 | 89 | |
| 1973 | — | #860 | 85 | |
| 1972 | — | #841 | 91 | |
| 1971 | — | #748 | 119 | |
| 1970 | — | #709 | 137 | |
| 1969 | — | #727 | 115 | |
| 1968 | — | #736 | 102 | |
| 1967 | — | #699 | 113 | |
| 1966 | — | #722 | 106 | |
| 1965 | — | #645 | 135 | |
| 1964 | — | #649 | 143 | |
| 1963 | — | #652 | 145 | |
| 1962 | — | #601 | 167 | |
| 1961 | — | #617 | 166 | |
| 1960 | — | #583 | 178 | |
| 1959 | — | #583 | 181 | |
| 1958 | — | #551 | 197 | |
| 1957 | — | #526 | 216 | |
| 1956 | — | #481 | 248 | |
| 1955 | — | #466 | 252 | |
| 1954 | — | #436 | 276 | |
| 1953 | — | #420 | 275 | |
| 1952 | — | #399 | 298 | |
| 1951 | — | #400 | 288 | |
| 1950 | — | #395 | 292 | |
| 1949 | — | #369 | 339 | |
| 1948 | — | #352 | 363 | |
| 1947 | — | #327 | 436 | |
| 1946 | — | #351 | 347 | |
| 1945 | — | #315 | 352 | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #308 | 386 |
| 1943 | — | #289 | 449 | |
| 1942 | — | #284 | 448 | |
| 1941 | — | #275 | 434 | |
| 1940 | — | #247 | 485 | |
| 1939 | — | #236 | 494 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #255 | 457 |
| 1937 | — | #237 | 491 | |
| 1936 | — | #216 | 540 | |
| 1935 | — | #228 | 514 | |
| 1934 | — | #215 | 568 | |
| 1933 | — | #216 | 535 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #220 | 547 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #221 | 561 |
| 1930 | — | #224 | 575 | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #221 | 580 |
| 1928 | — | #227 | 579 | |
| 1927 | — | #209 | 640 | |
| 1926 | — | #211 | 647 | |
| 1925 | — | #223 | 595 | |
| 1924 | — | #225 | 597 | |
| 1923 | — | #219 | 591 | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #220 | 605 |
| 1921 | — | #225 | 596 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #243 | 517 |
| 1919 | — | #233 | 517 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #229 | 523 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #239 | 439 |
| 1916 | — | #246 | 424 | |
| 1915 | — | #242 | 401 | |
| 1914 | — | #250 | 295 | |
| 1913 | — | #240 | 243 | |
| 1912 | — | #288 | 153 | |
| 1911 | — | #340 | 64 | |
| 1910 | — | #316 | 62 | |
| 1909 | — | #388 | 39 | |
| 1908 | — | #374 | 38 | |
| 1907 | — | #359 | 38 | |
| 1906 | — | #335 | 38 | |
| 1905 | — | #421 | 26 | |
| 1904 | — | #409 | 26 | |
| 1903 | — | #370 | 27 | |
| 1902 | — | #415 | 24 | |
| 1901 | — | #433 | 19 | |
| 1900 | — | #534 | 20 | |
| 1899 | — | #402 | 21 | |
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #738 | 9 | |
| 1894 | — | #543 | 14 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #609 | 11 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Eldon! It came in at #653, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Eldon is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Iowa#83 · 1 in 374
- Idaho#90 · 1 in 306
- Nebraska#91 · 1 in 420
- Kansas#92 · 1 in 446
- South Dakota#98 · 1 in 484
Best ever in a state: #43 in Idaho, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #83 | 54 | 1 in 374 |
| Idaho | #90 | 13 | 1 in 306 |
| Nebraska | #91 | 27 | 1 in 420 |
| Kansas | #92 | 33 | 1 in 446 |
| South Dakota | #98 | 12 | 1 in 484 |
| Utah | #104 | 12 | 1 in 392 |
| Oregon | #110 | 9 | 1 in 559 |
| Indiana | #124 | 30 | 1 in 780 |
| Oklahoma | #130 | 30 | 1 in 655 |
| Wisconsin | #147 | 23 | 1 in 966 |
| Missouri | #150 | 27 | 1 in 991 |
| Montana | #170 | 5 | 1 in 1,119 |
| Illinois | #176 | 40 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Minnesota | #183 | 15 | 1 in 1,358 |
| Washington | #184 | 7 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Colorado | #185 | 6 | 1 in 1,243 |
| California | #192 | 15 | 1 in 1,443 |
| Ohio | #196 | 25 | 1 in 1,920 |
| Michigan | #200 | 20 | 1 in 1,639 |
| North Dakota | #216 | 5 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Kentucky | #224 | 15 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Louisiana | #300 | 8 | 1 in 2,152 |
| Massachusetts | #313 | 6 | 1 in 5,429 |
| Arkansas | #317 | 7 | 1 in 2,316 |
| Tennessee | #362 | 6 | 1 in 3,649 |
| Texas | #372 | 15 | 1 in 2,832 |
| Pennsylvania | #400 | 10 | 1 in 8,640 |
| New York | #446 | 9 | 1 in 9,976 |
| North Carolina | #503 | 5 | 1 in 5,861 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Eldon
- 68 spots since 2024 (#2,236 → #2,304)
- 40 spots since 2020 (#2,264 → #2,304)
- 51 spots since 2015 (#2,355 → #2,304)
- Biggest jump: 261 spots in 1899 (#663 → #402)
- Biggest drop: 233 spots in 1890 (#581 → #814)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1927 at #209 (640 births)
- Births halved by 1950, 23 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1884–1977
- Highest: 1 in 1,716 boys born in 1926 were named Eldon (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 28,468 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #209 in 1927, was only 1 in 1,761 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.8% of all boys named Eldon (5,947) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 60 | #581 (1889) | #681 |
| 1890s | 117 | #402 (1899) | #637 |
| 1900s | 295 | #335 (1906) | #404 |
| 1910s | 3,121 | #229 (1918) | #262 |
| 1920s | 5,947 | #209 (1927) | #222 |
| 1930s | 5,282 | #215 (1934) | #227 |
| 1940s | 4,039 | #247 (1940) | #312 |
| 1950s | 2,523 | #395 (1950) | #466 |
| 1960s | 1,370 | #583 (1960) | #663 |
| 1970s | 924 | #709 (1970) | #887 |
| 1980s | 582 | #1,022 (1980) | #1,285 |
| 1990s | 438 | #1,545 (1991) | #1,973 |
| 2000s | 456 | #2,175 (2000) | #2,466 |
| 2010s | 578 | #1,974 (2019) | #2,319 |
| 2020s | 370 | #2,191 (2022) | #2,269 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Eldon in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 192,939 of them was named Eldon, which outranked 23.2% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,869Zelna7
- #3,869Zenia7
- #3,869Zonnie7
- #4,291Eldon6
- #4,291Abby6
- #4,291Adelphia6
- #4,291Affie6
- #4,809Abie5
- #4,809Adalee5
- #4,809Addis5
Tied with 517 names at #4,291; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,938 of them was named Eldon, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).