Unisex name · since 1916
Eldie
31 babies named Eldie in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eldie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 31 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldie has been recorded 31 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1929.
- #25,572 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 31 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldie ranks #25,572 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #25,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eldie's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Eldie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eldie's full recorded timeline at 1921, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eldie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1929
- Peak year (1920)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Eldie popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1917 (Eldie as girls' name)
Eldie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 77% of the file).
1920s was Eldie's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Eldie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (77% of all-time use).
Eldie by state
Where Eldie concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 16.1% |
5 of 31 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Eldies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eldie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1916–1929 (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 Eldie 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.