Recorded 1924–1934 Girls' name Peak 1927 56 births

Eloda — girls' name

56 babies named Eloda in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s311930s25
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Eloda was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

10 babies were named Eloda in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eloda

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Eloda between 1924 and 1934, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eloda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eloda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Eloda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eloda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eloda 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 56 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.

Eloda at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

56

Since 1924

11 years of records

Peak year

1927

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1924

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1934

Eloda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1924

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1927)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 19341933193219301927192619251924 5

Eloda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
31 births that decade — 55% of Eloda's all-time total
1920s311930s25

Eloda by state

Where Eloda concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eloda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
10 17.9%
Wisconsin share of Eloda's total US births 17.9%

10 of 56 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eloda?
56 babies have been named Eloda since 1924. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1927 with 10 births.
When was Eloda most popular?
Eloda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Eloda most popular?
The top states for the name Eloda are Wisconsin (10 births).
How long has the name Eloda been used?
Eloda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 11 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Eloda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eloise, Elouise, Elora, Eloisa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1924–1934 (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.