Boys' name · since 1884
Elden
5,921 babies named Elden in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,242 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,921
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elden currently ranks #3242 among boys' names in America, with 5,921 babies recorded since 1884.
Elden has 5,921 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3242 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, 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 1884 to 2025.
- #1,604 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,242 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,921 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elden ranks #1,604 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,242 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,921 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,242 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,921
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elden's 5,921 recorded births place it above 96.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Elden compares
5,921 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elden's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,921 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elden's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1894, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 141, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Elden popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1926 (Elden as girls' name)
Elden by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,262 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Elden's strongest decade.
1,262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Elden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 41
1890s
41 births
- 1900s 74
1900s
74 births
- 1910s
1910s
731 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,262 births
- 1930s
1930s
991 births
- 1940s
1940s
669 births
- 1950s
1950s
525 births
- 1960s 335
1960s
335 births
- 1970s 193
1970s
193 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s 151
1990s
151 births
- 2000s 211
2000s
211 births
- 2010s 358
2010s
358 births
- 2020s 234
2020s
234 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,262 births (21% of all-time use).
How Elden 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 Elden's total volume
Elden by state
Where Elden concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 311 | 5.3% |
| #2 | California | | 206 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 198 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Utah | | 193 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 130 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Nebraska | | 120 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 112 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 105 | 1.8% |
311 of 5,921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Elden appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elden's data
- Elden's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,262 total births); usage has since declined to 234 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Eldens (311 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Elden 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.