Eldon Boy
How popular is Eldon?
#2,304 boy name in 2025
60 baby boys were named Eldon in the US in 2025, making it the 2304th most popular boy name.
Eldon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,304 for boys (▼ 68 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 60 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,354 in 2015, #2,263 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1926 (647 boys) |
| Highest rank | #209 in 1927 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Eldon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Eldon family of names ranked #1,403 for boys in 2025 (#1,311 the year before), with 104 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eldon | 60 | 58% |
| Elden | 36 | 35% |
| Eldin | 8 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Eldon is most popular
Babies named Eldon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Iowa: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Kansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Eldon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 60 | #581 |
| 1890s | 117 | #402 |
| 1900s | 295 | #335 |
| 1910s | 3,121 | #229 |
| 1920s | 5,947 | #209 |
| 1930s | 5,282 | #215 |
| 1940s | 4,039 | #247 |
| 1950s | 2,523 | #394 |
| 1960s | 1,370 | #582 |
| 1970s | 924 | #709 |
| 1980s | 582 | #1,022 |
| 1990s | 438 | #1,539 |
| 2000s | 456 | #2,171 |
| 2010s | 578 | #1,973 |
| 2020s | 370 | #2,190 |
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Questions
- Is Eldon a boy or girl name?
- Eldon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Eldon were boys.
- How popular is the name Eldon?
- 60 baby boys were named Eldon in the US in 2025, making it the 2304th most popular boy name.
- When was Eldon most popular?
- Eldon peaked in 1926, when 647 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #209 in 1927.
- How many people are named Eldon?
- 26,157 babies have been named Eldon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,928 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
- Where is Eldon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Eldon was most common in Iowa, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.