Eldon

Girl · recorded 1917–1944

  • 1944last recorded
  • 1929best year

Most popular in 1929.

Last recorded in 1944. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Eldon.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

04719171924193119371944

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 9 recorded years as a table
Eldon, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19175
19185
19205
19226
19297
19316
19325
19385
19445

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Eldon isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1944
7
Rank in 1944
#3,687
How rare
1 in 189,603 girls
Since 1917
55

Eldon was last recorded in 1944. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1929, at 7 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Eldon doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.