Total births
129
Girls' name · since 1918
Eldene
Eldene has 129 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 129
- total births
- 1918–1944
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Eldene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 129 have been recorded since 1918.
Eldene has 129 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1918 to 1944.
- 129 total births
- 1918–1944 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
129 girls have been named Eldene since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1944.
- 129
- total births
- 1918–1944
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Eldene was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
9 babies were named Eldene in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Eldene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eldene's full recorded timeline at 1930, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eldene at a glance
Last recorded 1944Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Eldene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1944
- Peak year (1918)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Eldene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Eldene's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Eldene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 54 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eldene? ▼
Eldene has been given to 129 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1944. 9 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
When was Eldene most popular? ▼
Eldene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Eldene been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Eldene since 1918 -- 27 years through the most recent 1944 data.
What names are similar to Eldene? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elda, Eldora, Eldana, Eldred, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Eldene's data
- Eldene's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 1940s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Eldene
Nearby Names Like Eldene
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eldene
Elda Girl
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Eldora Girl
4,065 births
Eldana Girl
#5131 598 births
Eldred Girl
294 births
Eldonna Girl
268 births
Compare Eldene side by side: Eldene vs Elda Eldene vs Eldora Eldene vs Eldana
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1918–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Eldene: Baby Name Since 1918 - 129 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eldene. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Eldene 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 June 2026.