Boy or Girl

Is Elden a boy or girl name?

Elden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 42 boys were named Elden, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 5,896 US babies named Elden were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#2,954
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Elden since 1884
5,896
Most popular year
1922
141 babies
Babies named Elden each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Elden from 1884 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Elden, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s1500%
1890s4100%
1900s7400%
1910s73100%
1920s1,26260.5%
1930s99150.5%
1940s66900%
1950s52500%
1960s33500%
1970s19300%
1980s13100%
1990s15100%
2000s21100%
2010s35800%
2020s19800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202442#2,9540–
202335#3,3620–
202243#2,9280–
202141#2,9890–
202037#3,0900–
201932#3,5130–
201846#2,6810–
201742#2,8540–
201645#2,6970–
201538#3,0400–
201436#3,1060–
201331#3,4370–
201232#3,3980–
201127#3,8230–
201029#3,6520–
200918#5,1550–
200825#4,0620–
200731#3,4630–
200622#4,2660–
200531#3,2620–
200427#3,4830–
200315#5,1070–
200213#5,4930–
200114#5,2080–
200015#4,8560–
199910#6,1720–
199814#4,7210–
199720#3,4910–
199615#4,2350–
199511#5,2420–
199418#3,6400–
199317#3,7080–
199219#3,3750–
199111#4,8640–
199016#3,6550–
19897#6,4160–
198811#4,2510–
198714#3,3890–
198620#2,6250–
198514#3,2590–
19847#5,1310–
198312#3,4650–
198214#3,1650–
198118#2,6030–
198014#3,1450–
197915#2,9300–
197820#2,3070–
197718#2,4870–
197618#2,4500–
197517#2,4750–
197418#2,3040–
197327#1,7070–
197221#1,9870–
197120#2,0750–
197019#2,0820–
196935#1,3620–
196828#1,4840–
196728#1,4540–
196629#1,4320–
196535#1,3000–
196435#1,3380–
196333#1,3610–
196240#1,2340–
196136#1,3300–
196036#1,3230–
195959#1,0060–
195851#1,0740–
195760#9840–
195659#9720–
195555#1,0140–
195448#1,0870–
195345#1,0940–
195258#9320–
195141#1,1260–
195049#9920–
194953#9480–
194849#1,0060–
194776#7910–
194666#8100–
194559#8100–
194461#8040–
194380#7220–
194271#7630–
194170#7390–
194084#6610–
193984#6480–
193885#6480–
193795#5930–
193680#6560–
1935119#5305#4,394
1934133#4960–
193381#6460–
193296#6000–
1931113#5510–
1930105#5870–
1929123#5240–
1928102#6070–
1927128#5480–
1926113#5896#4,455
1925135#5290–
1924141#5310–
1923127#5470–
1922141#5200–
1921123#5710–
1920129#5390–
1919110#5710–
1918124#5390–
191791#6210–
1916123#5110–
191593#5940–
191472#5930–
191346#6600–
191242#6520–
191117#8000–
191013#8840–
190911#9110–
19085#1,4410–
190715#6760–
19066#1,1560–
19057#1,0240–
19048#9080–
19037#9340–
19020–0–
19017#8830–
19008#9860–
18998#8030–
18988#8280–
18977#8720–
18967#9220–
18950–0–
18945#1,1310–
18930–0–
18926#9940–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18899#6890–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18860–0–
18850–0–
18846#8860–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Elden reached #496 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #4,394 in 1935. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Elden

Compare Elden with another nameTry Elden with your surnameTop names of 1922More names starting with E

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.