Boys' name · since 1880
Eldridge
5,247 babies named Eldridge in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,730 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,247
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eldridge currently ranks #10702 among boys' names in America, with 5,247 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldridge has been recorded 5,247 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #10702 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,730 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,702 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,247 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eldridge ranks #1,730 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,702 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,247 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,730 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,247
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eldridge's 5,247 recorded births place it above 96.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Eldridge compares
5,247 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eldridge's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eldridge | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,247 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 120 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eldridge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eldridge's full recorded timeline at 1952, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 120 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eldridge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Eldridge by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,004 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Eldridge's strongest decade.
1,004 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Eldridge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 85
1880s
85 births
- 1890s 108
1890s
108 births
- 1900s 139
1900s
139 births
- 1910s
1910s
655 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,004 births
- 1930s
1930s
675 births
- 1940s
1940s
639 births
- 1950s
1950s
559 births
- 1960s
1960s
419 births
- 1970s 395
1970s
395 births
- 1980s 200
1980s
200 births
- 1990s 147
1990s
147 births
- 2000s 91
2000s
91 births
- 2010s 79
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,004 births (19% of all-time use).
How Eldridge compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eldridge's total volume
Eldridge by state
Where Eldridge concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 428 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 393 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 279 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 193 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 126 | 2.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 105 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 97 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 82 | 1.6% |
428 of 5,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Eldridge appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eldridge's data
- Eldridge's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,004 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Eldridges (428 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eldridge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Eldridge 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.