Boys' name · since 1881
Elbridge
659 babies named Elbridge in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 659
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elbridge sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 659 recorded since 1881.
Elbridge has 659 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1969.
- #6,691 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 659 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elbridge ranks #6,691 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 659 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 659
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elbridge's 659 recorded births place it above 85.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Elbridge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elbridge splits its recorded history at 1930: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elbridge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1969
- Peak year (1920)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Elbridge by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (200 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Elbridge's strongest decade.
200 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Elbridge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 24
1880s
24 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
167 births
- 1920s
1920s
200 births
- 1930s
1930s
101 births
- 1940s
1940s
80 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 200 births (30% of all-time use).
How Elbridge compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elbridge's total volume
Elbridge by state
Where Elbridge concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Elbridge's decade-level peak was the 1920s (200 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Elbridges (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elbridge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~88 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elbridge draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.