Boys' name · since 1912
Eldin
706 babies named Eldin in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,409 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
706 babies have been named Eldin since 1912, making it today's #8962 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldin has been recorded 706 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #8962 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #6,409 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,962 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 706 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldin ranks #6,409 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,962 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 706 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,409 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 706
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eldin's 706 recorded births place it above 85.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Eldin compares
706 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Eldin's all-time total is 91% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eldin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 706 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eldin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eldin's full recorded timeline at 1999, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eldin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Eldin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (229 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Eldin's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Eldin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 46
1910s
46 births
- 1920s 58
1920s
58 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 229 births (32% of all-time use).
How Eldin 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 Eldin's total volume
Eldin by state
Where Eldin concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 49 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Connecticut | | 6 | 0.8% |
49 of 706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Eldin's data
- Eldin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (229 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Eldins (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Eldin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Eldin 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.