Elbridge — boys' name

What the Data Says About Elbridge

The Social Security Administration has registered 659 babies named Elbridge between 1881 and 1969, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elbridge currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elbridge performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 200 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Elbridge shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Elbridge in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elbridge in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 659 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.