Total births
268
Girls' name · since 1922
Eldonna
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.
- 268
- total births
- 1922–1968
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Eldonna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 268 recorded since 1922.
Eldonna has 268 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1968.
- 268 total births
- 1922–1968 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
268 girls have been named Eldonna since 1922, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1968.
- 268
- total births
- 1922–1968
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
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.
Eldonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eldonna's full recorded timeline at 1945, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eldonna at a glance
Last recorded 1968Peak year
1947
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Eldonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1968
- Peak year (1947)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Eldonna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Eldonna's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Eldonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
95 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 95 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eldonna? ▼
Eldonna has been given to 268 babies in the U.S. since 1922, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1968. 16 babies were born in 1947, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Eldonna's data
- Eldonna's decade-level peak was the 1940s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Eldonna
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1922–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Eldonna: Baby Name Since 1922 - 268 Births, Peak 1947." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eldonna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Eldonna 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 June 2026.