Is Eldon a boy or girl name?
Eldon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 64 boys were named Eldon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 26,096 US babies named Eldon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,238
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Eldon since 1881
- 26,096
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 647 babies
Boys and girls named Eldon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 60 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 295 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,121 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 5,947 | 21 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 5,282 | 16 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 4,039 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 2,523 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,370 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 924 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 582 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 438 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 456 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 578 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 309 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 | #2,238 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,222 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,357 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,781 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,304 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 54 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,254 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,589 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,478 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,355 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,179 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,364 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 48 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 47 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 56 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 55 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 78 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 67 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 82 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 94 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 101 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 89 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 85 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 91 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 119 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 137 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 115 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 102 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 113 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 106 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 134 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 144 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 145 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 167 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 165 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 179 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 181 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 197 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 216 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 248 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 252 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 276 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 275 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 298 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 288 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 292 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 339 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 363 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 436 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 347 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 352 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 386 | #308 | 7 | #3,801 |
| 1943 | 449 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 448 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 434 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 485 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 494 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 457 | #255 | 5 | #4,510 |
| 1937 | 491 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 540 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 514 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 568 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 535 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 547 | #220 | 5 | #4,600 |
| 1931 | 561 | #221 | 6 | #4,009 |
| 1930 | 575 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 580 | #221 | 8 | #3,471 |
| 1928 | 579 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 640 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 647 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 595 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 597 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 591 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 605 | #220 | 7 | #4,128 |
| 1921 | 596 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 517 | #243 | 6 | #4,541 |
| 1919 | 517 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 523 | #230 | 6 | #4,431 |
| 1917 | 439 | #239 | 5 | #4,791 |
| 1916 | 424 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 401 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 295 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 243 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 153 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 64 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 62 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 39 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 38 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 38 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 38 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 26 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 26 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 27 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 24 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 19 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 20 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 21 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 15 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 14 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 11 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #666 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Eldon reached #209 in 1927. As a girl name, it reached #3,471 in 1929. 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 Eldon
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.