Girls' name · since 1917
Eldine
Eldine has 157 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
157 girls have been named Eldine since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Eldine has 157 recorded births among girls since 1917, 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 1917 to 1954.
- #22,295 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 157 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldine ranks #22,295 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 157 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 157
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eldine's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Eldine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eldine splits its recorded history at 1929: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eldine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1954
- Peak year (1921)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Eldine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (77 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Eldine's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Eldine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
77 births
- 1930s
1930s
56 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 77 births (49% of all-time use).
Eldine by state
Where Eldine concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 157 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eldine's data
- Eldine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Eldines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Eldine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1917–1954 (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 Eldine 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.