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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Eldon has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
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 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#72 · 1 in 343
- Wyoming#87 · 1 in 345
- Kansas#87 · 1 in 392
- Nebraska#90 · 1 in 429
- Iowa#116 · 1 in 654
Best ever in a state: #43 in Idaho, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #72 | 15 | 1 in 343 |
| Kansas | #87 | 39 | 1 in 392 |
| Wyoming | #87 | 6 | 1 in 345 |
| Nebraska | #90 | 25 | 1 in 429 |
| Iowa | #116 | 35 | 1 in 654 |
| Utah | #135 | 10 | 1 in 697 |
| Oregon | #136 | 13 | 1 in 786 |
| Idaho | #153 | 6 | 1 in 807 |
| Colorado | #154 | 11 | 1 in 967 |
| Minnesota | #161 | 19 | 1 in 1,408 |
| Oklahoma | #171 | 20 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Missouri | #175 | 23 | 1 in 1,466 |
| Maine | #185 | 5 | 1 in 1,517 |
| Indiana | #191 | 19 | 1 in 1,803 |
| Arizona | #214 | 5 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Washington | #217 | 9 | 1 in 1,946 |
| Michigan | #228 | 21 | 1 in 2,757 |
| Wisconsin | #232 | 9 | 1 in 3,287 |
| Ohio | #244 | 20 | 1 in 3,415 |
| Illinois | #246 | 24 | 1 in 3,080 |
| West Virginia | #296 | 6 | 1 in 3,476 |
| California | #299 | 20 | 1 in 3,651 |
| Kentucky | #308 | 9 | 1 in 3,332 |
| Mississippi | #325 | 7 | 1 in 3,388 |
| Virginia | #405 | 5 | 1 in 5,906 |
| Tennessee | #415 | 5 | 1 in 6,386 |
| Texas | #415 | 19 | 1 in 3,708 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
46 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1927 at #209 (640 births)
- Births halved by 1950, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 95 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1884–1977
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,716
- 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 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 1942
boys
#284
448 births · 1 in 3,083 boys
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 3,083 of them was named Eldon, which outranked 93.0% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Eldon
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.