Eldon
Boy · EL-dun · English
Eldon is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “Ella's hill”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 2,304th for boys in the US (60 babies).
What does Eldon mean?
English: from a place and surname in Old English
“Ella's hill”
From an English place name, from the Old English personal name Ella and dun 'hill'.
- Say it
- EL-dun
More on Wiktionary.
Is Eldon a girl's or a boy's name?
Eldon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 60 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eldon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Eldon, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eldon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were given Eldon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,763, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Elden 6
- Eldon 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Eldon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Eldon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,304among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 60about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 60 boys in the US were named Eldon, making it the 2,304th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,263rd. Its busiest year was 1926, with 647 boys. It first appears in the records in 1881.
Half of all the boys named Eldon in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 1952, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 boys in the US were given Eldon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,443, up from #2,304 for this spelling alone.
Eldon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2,304 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,236 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,243 |
| 2022 | 66 | #2,190 |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,372 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,263 |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,973 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,354 |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,977 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,145 |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,354 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,761 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,291 |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,477 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,729 |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,893 |
| 2008 | 54 | #2,373 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,866 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,247 |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,463 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,234 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,466 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,171 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,954 |
| 1997 | 48 | #1,905 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,097 |
| 1994 | 47 | #1,817 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 39 | #1,997 |
| 1991 | 56 | #1,539 |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,657 |
| 1989 | 55 | #1,487 |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,571 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,293 |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,456 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,241 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,153 |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,107 |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,125 |
| 1980 | 78 | #1,022 |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,177 |
| 1978 | 67 | #1,060 |
| 1977 | 82 | #937 |
| 1976 | 94 | #860 |
| 1975 | 101 | #827 |
| 1974 | 89 | #849 |
| 1973 | 85 | #860 |
| 1972 | 91 | #841 |
| 1971 | 119 | #748 |
| 1970 | 137 | #709 |
| 1969 | 115 | #727 |
| 1968 | 102 | #736 |
| 1967 | 113 | #699 |
| 1966 | 106 | #722 |
| 1965 | 135 | #645 |
| 1964 | 143 | #649 |
| 1963 | 145 | #652 |
| 1962 | 167 | #601 |
| 1961 | 166 | #616 |
| 1960 | 178 | #582 |
| 1959 | 181 | #582 |
| 1958 | 197 | #550 |
| 1957 | 216 | #525 |
| 1956 | 248 | #480 |
| 1955 | 252 | #465 |
| 1954 | 276 | #435 |
| 1953 | 275 | #419 |
| 1952 | 298 | #398 |
| 1951 | 288 | #399 |
| 1950 | 292 | #394 |
| 1949 | 339 | #369 |
| 1948 | 363 | #352 |
| 1947 | 436 | #327 |
| 1946 | 347 | #351 |
| 1945 | 352 | #315 |
| 1944 | 386 | #308 |
| 1943 | 449 | #289 |
| 1942 | 448 | #284 |
| 1941 | 434 | #275 |
| 1940 | 485 | #247 |
| 1939 | 494 | #236 |
| 1938 | 457 | #255 |
| 1937 | 491 | #237 |
| 1936 | 540 | #216 |
| 1935 | 514 | #228 |
| 1934 | 568 | #215 |
| 1933 | 535 | #216 |
| 1932 | 547 | #220 |
| 1931 | 561 | #221 |
| 1930 | 575 | #224 |
| 1929 | 580 | #221 |
| 1928 | 579 | #227 |
| 1927 | 640 | #209 |
| 1926 | 647 | #211 |
| 1925 | 595 | #223 |
| 1924 | 597 | #225 |
| 1923 | 591 | #219 |
| 1922 | 605 | #220 |
| 1921 | 596 | #225 |
| 1920 | 517 | #243 |
| 1919 | 517 | #233 |
| 1918 | 523 | #229 |
| 1917 | 439 | #239 |
| 1916 | 424 | #246 |
| 1915 | 401 | #242 |
| 1914 | 295 | #250 |
| 1913 | 243 | #240 |
| 1912 | 153 | #288 |
| 1911 | 64 | #340 |
| 1910 | 62 | #316 |
| 1909 | 39 | #388 |
| 1908 | 38 | #374 |
| 1907 | 38 | #359 |
| 1906 | 38 | #335 |
| 1905 | 26 | #421 |
| 1904 | 26 | #409 |
| 1903 | 27 | #370 |
| 1902 | 24 | #415 |
| 1901 | 19 | #433 |
| 1900 | 20 | #534 |
| 1899 | 21 | #402 |
| 1898 | 11 | #662 |
| 1897 | 15 | #515 |
| 1896 | 14 | #551 |
| 1895 | 9 | #738 |
| 1894 | 14 | #543 |
| 1893 | 10 | #650 |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | 7 | #814 |
| 1889 | 11 | #581 |
| 1888 | 11 | #609 |
| 1887 | 8 | #679 |
| 1886 | 7 | #758 |
| 1885 | 9 | #641 |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #653 |
Nicknames for Eldon
- El 7 boys in the UK in 2025
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