Boys' name · since 1917
Neldon
Neldon has 158 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 158
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
158 boys have been named Neldon since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Neldon has 158 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1957.
- #14,425 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 158 born since 1917
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neldon ranks #14,425 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1917, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 158
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Neldon's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Neldon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neldon's full recorded timeline at 1939, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neldon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1957
- Peak year (1935)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Neldon by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (54 births, 34% of the file).
1940s was Neldon's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Neldon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
39 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 54 births (34% of all-time use).
Neldon by state
Where Neldon concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 40 | 25.3% |
40 of 158 births nationwide.
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- Neldon's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 1950s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Neldons (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Neldon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1917–1957 (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 Neldon 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.