Eldon — #2231 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Eldon

The Social Security Administration has registered 26,041 babies named Eldon between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eldon currently holds the #2231 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 647 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eldon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5,947 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Eldon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 1,789 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kansas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Eldon in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eldon 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 26,041 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.