Recorded 1922–1968 Girls' name Peak 1947 268 births

Eldonna — girls' name

268 babies named Eldonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181930s781940s951950s571960s20
1940s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Eldonna was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

16 babies were named Eldonna in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eldonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Eldonna between 1922 and 1968, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eldonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eldonna performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eldonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eldonna 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 268 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.

Eldonna at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

268

Since 1922

47 years of records

Peak year

1947

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1922

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1968

Eldonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1922

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1947)
16
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 19681957195119461941193619311922 5

Eldonna by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
95 births that decade — 35% of Eldonna's all-time total
1920s181930s781940s951950s571960s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eldonna?
268 babies have been named Eldonna since 1922. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1947 with 16 births.
When was Eldonna most popular?
Eldonna was most popular in the 1940s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Eldonna been used?
Eldonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 47 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Eldonna?
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, 1922–1968 (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.