Girls' name · since 1880
Eldora
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 4,065 babies named Eldora, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,065
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
4,065 girls have been named Eldora since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Eldora recorded 4,065 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2020.
- #2,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,065 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldora ranks #2,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,065 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,065
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eldora's 4,065 recorded births place it above 95.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Eldora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eldora splits its recorded history at 1929: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 156 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eldora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2020
- Peak year (1923)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Eldora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,289 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Eldora's strongest decade.
1,289 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Eldora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 82
1880s
82 births
- 1890s 140
1890s
140 births
- 1900s 261
1900s
261 births
- 1910s
1910s
851 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,289 births
- 1930s
1930s
706 births
- 1940s 384
1940s
384 births
- 1950s 189
1950s
189 births
- 1960s 105
1960s
105 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,289 births (32% of all-time use).
How Eldora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eldora's total volume
Eldora by state
Where Eldora concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 186 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 182 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 128 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 90 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 84 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 69 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 62 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 59 | 1.5% |
186 of 4,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Eldora appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eldora's data
- Eldora's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,289 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Eldoras (186 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eldora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1880–2020 (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 Eldora 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.