Boy or Girl

Is Eldred a boy or girl name?

Eldred was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 7.3% of the 4,040 US babies named Eldred were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Eldred since 1882
4,040
Most popular year
1921
168 babies
Babies named Eldred each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Eldred from 1882 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Eldred, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s1800%
1890s3800%
1900s7200%
1910s7228010%
1920s1,02815413%
1930s597477.3%
1940s342133.7%
1950s33100%
1960s25000%
1970s15100%
1980s10500%
1990s6200%
2000s2400%
2010s600%
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20126#11,1990–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20069#8,1910–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20016#9,6280–
20009#6,9990–
19990–0–
19987#7,8250–
19970–0–
19965#9,4250–
19955#9,2710–
19946#8,0760–
199310#5,4680–
199211#4,9830–
19916#7,5500–
199012#4,4810–
198910#4,9260–
19887#5,9540–
198711#4,0460–
19867#5,5050–
198510#4,1380–
198412#3,5240–
198312#3,4660–
19829#4,3350–
198114#3,0840–
198013#3,3090–
197910#3,8910–
197813#3,1120–
197711#3,4480–
19766#5,1200–
197520#2,2350–
197411#3,1940–
197316#2,4330–
197215#2,4630–
197119#2,1540–
197030#1,5540–
196922#1,7780–
196826#1,5510–
196730#1,3910–
196627#1,4880–
196522#1,6830–
196418#1,9230–
196327#1,5190–
196227#1,5260–
196131#1,4430–
196020#1,8290–
195936#1,3070–
195826#1,5370–
195749#1,0930–
195638#1,2380–
195528#1,4670–
195427#1,4740–
195334#1,2910–
195233#1,3010–
195130#1,3540–
195030#1,3250–
194925#1,4720–
194831#1,3000–
194737#1,1955#5,539
194632#1,2430–
194529#1,2310–
194428#1,2640–
194326#1,3760–
194244#1,0120–
194151#8928#3,334
194039#1,0350–
193960#7875#4,431
193849#9000–
193753#8388#3,231
193633#1,1485#4,380
193556#8370–
193457#8310–
193358#8149#2,947
193270#7505#4,601
193180#6685#4,514
193081#69210#2,905
192990#6517#3,774
192894#64311#2,827
192795#6506#4,439
192693#6558#3,661
1925102#6228#3,775
1924102#63614#2,566
1923118#57614#2,505
192294#66525#1,696
1921122#57246#1,131
1920118#57515#2,381
191992#6349#3,281
191898#62211#2,868
1917120#52911#2,747
191684#6379#3,096
1915102#55911#2,581
191481#5479#2,484
191362#5506#2,923
191244#6270–
191122#6748#1,831
191017#7346#2,214
190913#8150–
19089#9660–
19078#1,0220–
19060–0–
190514#6410–
19049#8270–
19030–0–
190214#5960–
19015#1,0970–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18989#7630–
18970–0–
18969#7870–
18957#9070–
18945#1,1320–
18930–0–
18928#8160–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18896#9070–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18860–0–
18850–0–
18840–0–
18837#7460–
18825#9760–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Eldred reached #529 in 1917. As a girl name, it reached #1,131 in 1921. 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 Eldred

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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.