Eldwin — boys' name
74 babies named Eldwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
39% of everyone ever named Eldwin was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Eldwin in 1917 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Eldwin
The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Eldwin between 1915 and 2012, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eldwin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Eldwin performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Eldwin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Eldwin 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 74 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.
Eldwin at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Eldwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1915
- Peak year (1917)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2012.
74 total births across 98 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1917 with 8 births in a single year.
Eldwin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 29 births that decade — 39% of Eldwin's all-time total
Eldwin decade highlights
- Peak decade 29 births
- Runner-up 13 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Eldwin's strongest decade
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
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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, 1915–2012 (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.