Recorded 1917–1941 Unisex name Peak 1918 23 births

Eldrid — boys' name

23 babies named Eldrid in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131930s51940s5
1910s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Eldrid was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Eldrid in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eldrid

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Eldrid between 1917 and 1941, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eldrid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Eldrid is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1916.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eldrid performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Eldrid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eldrid 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 23 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.

Eldrid at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

23

Since 1917

25 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1917

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1941

Eldrid popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1917

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
456789 1941193619181917 5

Eldrid popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1916 (Eldrid as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1916 5

Eldrid by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 57% of Eldrid's all-time total
1910s131930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eldrid?
23 babies have been named Eldrid since 1917. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Eldrid most popular?
Eldrid was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Is Eldrid a unisex name?
Yes, Eldrid is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 23 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Eldrid been used?
Eldrid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 25 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Eldrid?
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, 1917–1941 (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.