Recorded 1918–1944 Girls' name Peak 1918 129 births

Eldene — girls' name

129 babies named Eldene in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s541930s371940s24
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.

What the Data Says About Eldene

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Eldene between 1918 and 1944, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eldene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eldene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eldene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eldene 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 129 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.

Eldene at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

129

Since 1918

27 years of records

Peak year

1918

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1918

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1944

Eldene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1918

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1918)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Eldene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
54 births that decade — 42% of Eldene's all-time total
1910s141920s541930s371940s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eldene?
129 babies have been named Eldene since 1918. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1918 with 9 births.
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?
Eldene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 27 years of data through 1944.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.