Recorded 1912–1965 Boys' name Peak 1920 132 births

Eldrige — boys' name

132 babies named Eldrige in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s641930s251940s131960s5
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Eldrige was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

12 babies were named Eldrige in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eldrige

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Eldrige between 1912 and 1965, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eldrige currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eldrige performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eldrige shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eldrige 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 132 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.

Eldrige at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

132

Since 1912

54 years of records

Peak year

1920

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1912

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1965

Eldrige popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1912

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1920)
12
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
468101214 1965193419301927192319191912 7

Eldrige by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
64 births that decade — 48% of Eldrige's all-time total
1910s251920s641930s251940s131960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eldrige?
132 babies have been named Eldrige since 1912. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1920 with 12 births.
When was Eldrige most popular?
Eldrige was most popular in the 1920s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Eldrige been used?
Eldrige has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 54 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Eldrige?
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, 1912–1965 (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.