Eldon comes from the English tradition, meaning The Elf's Hill.
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How popular is Eldon?
1926peak year
The name Eldon reached its peak in 1926, with 647 registrations (ranked #211). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1881, roughly 45 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2220) today, averaging about 63 new babies per year. Eldon's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 26,096 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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