Recorded 1913–1957 Boys' name Peak 1916 196 births

Eldredge — boys' name

196 babies named Eldredge in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s521920s781930s511940s51950s10
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Eldredge was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

14 babies were named Eldredge in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eldredge

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Eldredge between 1913 and 1957, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eldredge currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eldredge performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eldredge shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eldredge in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eldredge 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 196 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.

Eldredge at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

196

Since 1913

45 years of records

Peak year

1916

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1913

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1957

Eldredge popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1913

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1916)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 19571935193119271923191919141913 7

Eldredge by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
78 births that decade — 40% of Eldredge's all-time total
1910s521920s781930s511940s51950s10

Eldredge by state

Where Eldredge concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eldredge
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.6%
Texas share of Eldredge's total US births 2.6%

5 of 196 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eldredge?
196 babies have been named Eldredge since 1913. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1916 with 14 births.
When was Eldredge most popular?
Eldredge was most popular in the 1920s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Eldredge most popular?
The top states for the name Eldredge are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Eldredge been used?
Eldredge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 45 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Eldredge?
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.

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, 1913–1957 (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.