Elden
Elden was the 3264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 496th; the most babies were born in 1922 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 224 places. More babies were named Elden in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,264 boys, down 173 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922141 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,932babies recorded
Elden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1926.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,264 | 36 |
| 2020 | #3,091 | 37 |
| 2010 | #3,652 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,857 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,655 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,146 | 14 |
| 1970 | #2,081 | 19 |
| 1960 | #1,323 | 36 |
| 1950 | #992 | 49 |
| 1940 | #661 | 84 |
| 1930 | #587 | 105 |
| 1920 | #539 | 129 |
| 1910 | #884 | 13 |
| 1900 | #986 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Elden, counting every spelling?
Elden is the most common spelling of a name family that had 44 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 44 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elden | 36 | #3,264 | 197 |
| Eldin | 8 | #9,145 | 78 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Elden?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elden (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elden?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Elden are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 16 and 71. That makes Elden mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elden by state
How common Elden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elden
How popular is the name Elden?
Elden was the 3264th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 496th; the most babies were born in 1922 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 224 places. More babies were named Elden in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elden in the US.
Where is Elden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elden was most common in Utah (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and California.