Eldred

Last seen for girls in 1947 at #5,295 · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #10,770
Given to boys 92.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1917 · 120 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,746
since 1882

Eldred over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #1,126, 1921peak #527, 1917girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2012—#10,7706
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2006—#7,9989
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2001—#9,2436
2000—#6,8399
1999——
1998—#7,5607
1997——
1996—#9,0155
1995—#8,8685
1994—#7,7706
1993—#5,36010
1992—#4,87211
1991—#7,2716
1990—#4,40712
1989—#4,81110
1988—#5,7517
1987—#3,95911
1986—#5,3327
1985—#4,05210
1984—#3,45912
1983—#3,41112
1982—#4,2349
1981—#3,03014
1980—#3,25613
1979—#3,81010
1978—#3,07013
1977—#3,38611
1976—#4,9356
1975—#2,20520
1974—#3,12011
1973—#2,40516
1972—#2,41815
1971—#2,12619
1970—#1,54630
1969—#1,76722
1968—#1,54426
1967—#1,38830
1966—#1,48427
1965—#1,66922
1964—#1,90018
1963—#1,51327
1962—#1,51527
1961—#1,43931
1960—#1,81220
1959—#1,30236
1958—#1,53426
1957—#1,09049
1956—#1,23238
1955—#1,45828
1954—#1,46627
1953—#1,28034
1952—#1,29733
1951—#1,34430
1950—#1,31330
1949—#1,46225
1948—#1,29631
1947#5,2955#1,19037
1946—#1,23632
1945—#1,22729
1944—#1,25528
1943—#1,36826
1942—#1,00744
1941#3,2528#88851
1940—#1,03139
1939#4,2505#78460
1938—#89749
1937#3,1468#83553
1936#4,1815#1,14233
1935—#83456
1934—#82857
1933#2,8689#81258
1932#4,4115#74670
1931#4,3315#66780
1930#2,84510#69281
1929#3,6827#64990
1928#2,76811#64294
1927#4,2866#64995
1926#3,5648#65493
1925#3,6648#621102
1924#2,51414#635102
1923#2,46514#575118
1922#1,68225#66594
1921#1,12646#572122
1920#2,35715#574118
1919#3,2199#63392
1918#2,82211#62098
1917#2,69311#527120
1916#3,0319#63684
1915#2,52611#558102
1914#2,4349#54681
1913#2,8276#55062
1912—#62244
1911#1,7928#66722
1910#2,1406#72917
1909—#80413
1908—#9469
1907—#9998
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1905—#63614
1904—#8109
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1902—#58314
1901—#1,0585
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1898—#7449
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1896—#7789
1895—#8727
1894—#1,0745
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1892—#7928
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1889—#8786
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1883—#7207
1882—#9435
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First appearance
1882

The first year at least five boys were named Eldred! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884–1888, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Eldred is popular in 1917

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #245 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,101 boysMNIllinois: #384 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,255 boysILWisconsin: #298 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,469 boysWIMichigan: #365 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,891 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedINOhio: #420 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,269 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #331 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,175 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedNEMissouri: #342 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,494 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedHITexas: #508 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,403 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Eldred, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#245 · 1 in 2,101
  2. Wisconsin#298 · 1 in 3,469
  3. California#331 · 1 in 3,175
  4. Missouri#342 · 1 in 3,494
  5. Michigan#365 · 1 in 4,891

Best ever in a state: #177 in Utah, 1919.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#24591 in 2,101
Wisconsin#29861 in 3,469
California#33161 in 3,175
Missouri#34271 in 3,494
Michigan#36561 in 4,891
Illinois#38481 in 6,255
Ohio#42061 in 7,269
Texas#50891 in 4,403
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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 Eldred
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
  • Biggest jump: 475 spots in 1902 (#1,058 → #583)
  • Biggest drop: 308 spots in 1936 (#834 → #1,142)
Rise & fade · boys
35 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1917 at #527 (120 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1907–1935
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,712
  • Highest: 1 in 7,712 boys born in 1917 were named Eldred (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 316,158 boys born in 2012 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 27.4% of all boys named Eldred (1,028) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s18#720 (1883)#847
1890s38#744 (1898)#852
1900s72#583 (1902)#834
1910s722#527 (1917)#609
1920s1,028#572 (1921)#624
1930s597#667 (1931)#824
1940s342#888 (1941)#1,196
1950s331#1,090 (1957)#1,332
1960s250#1,388 (1967)#1,603
1970s151#1,546 (1970)#2,902
1980s105#3,030 (1981)#4,130
1990s62#4,407 (1990)#6,890
2000s24#6,839 (2000)#8,027
2010s6#10,770 (2012)#10,770

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.

Eldred in 1917

girls
#2,693
11 births · 1 in 98,297 girls
boys
#527
120 births · 1 in 7,712 boys

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #2,693Eldred11

Top boys' names in 1917

  1. #1John51,852
  2. #2William42,422
  3. #3James37,337
  4. #4Robert35,220
  5. #5Joseph24,761
  6. #6George24,196
  7. #7Charles24,143
  8. #8Edward17,501
  9. #9Frank15,768
  10. #10Thomas12,611
  11. #527Eldred120
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 98,297 of them was named Eldred, which outranked 49.3% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eldred
  1. #2,552Wilmoth12
  2. #2,552Xenia12
  3. #2,552Zillah12
  4. #2,693Eldred11
  5. #2,693Abby11
  6. #2,693Adair11
  7. #2,693Albertia11
  8. #2,879Adelheid10
  9. #2,879Adelma10
  10. #2,879Adelyne10

Tied with 185 names at #2,693; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 549Georgene#1,445 → #896
  2. ↑ 380Ottie#1,332 → #952
  3. ↑ 365Louis#1,298 → #933
  4. ↑ 334Valentine#1,298 → #964
  5. ↑ 322Harold#1,210 → #888
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Ceola#840 → #1,241
  2. ↓ 373Floretta#964 → #1,337
  3. ↓ 344Buelah#993 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 326Glennie#915 → #1,241
  5. ↓ 290Maye#915 → #1,205

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 7,712 of them was named Eldred, which outranked 88.5% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Eldred
  1. #522Sebastian122
  2. #525Florian121
  3. #525Granville121
  4. #527Eldred120
  5. #527Aldo120
  6. #527Armando120
  7. #527Hobert120
  8. #532Elwin119
  9. #532Lucien119
  10. #532Rubin119

Tied with 4 names at #527; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Nicolas#1,304 → #784
  2. ↑ 469Hezekiah#1,415 → #946
  3. ↑ 433Hilliard#1,415 → #982
  4. ↑ 404Rayford#1,304 → #900
  5. ↑ 338Minoru#1,335 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,738Tatsuo#824 → #2,562
  2. ↓ 709Berlin#984 → #1,693
  3. ↓ 556Prentice#972 → #1,528
  4. ↓ 473Manning#964 → #1,437
  5. ↓ 457Lovell#939 → #1,396

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1917 →