Boys' name · since 1956
Eloyd
Eloyd has 10 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
10 boys have been named Eloyd since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Eloyd recorded 10 times among boys since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1959.
- #34,737 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eloyd ranks #34,737 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #34,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Eloyd's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eloyd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eloyd's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded.
Eloyd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1959
- Peak year (1956)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Eloyd by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Eloyd's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Eloyd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eloyd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1956–1959 (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 Eloyd 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.