Elden — #2947 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Elden

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,885 babies named Elden between 1884 and 2024, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elden currently holds the #2947 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 141 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elden performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Elden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 311 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Elden in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elden 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 5,885 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.