Unisex name · since 1984

Eldra

Eldra has 47 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,576 of 45,481
all-time among boys
47
born since 1984
1980s
peak decade

47 boys have been named Eldra since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Eldra has 47 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1987.

  • #22,576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 47 born since 1984
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldra ranks #22,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.

#22,576 of 45,481
all-time among boys
47
born since 1984
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Eldra's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Eldra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Eldra splits its recorded history at 1986: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Eldra popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1984)
17
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5101520 1984198519861987 7

Eldra popularity over time - girls

26 total births recorded since 1912 (Eldra as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 26 births
4.555.566.5 19121923192719421944 5

Eldra by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (47 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Eldra's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Eldra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 47 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eldra? ▼
Eldra has been given to 47 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,576 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 17 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
Where does Eldra sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldra ranks #22,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eldra most popular? ▼
Eldra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Is Eldra a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Eldra is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 47 births, and as a girl's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Eldra been used? ▼
Records for Eldra go back to 1984, giving 4 years of history through 1987.
What names are similar to Eldra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eldon, Elden, Eldridge, Eldred, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Eldra

Nearby Names Like Eldra

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eldra

Eldon Boy
#2306 26,102 births
Elden Boy
#3242 5,921 births
Eldridge Boy
#10702 5,247 births
Eldred Boy
3,746 births
Elder Boy
#2720 2,268 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Camillus
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Venard
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Havis
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Vergie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eldra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–1987 (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 Eldra 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.