Eldon

Meaning: Possibly Ella's hill
Origin: English surname — From a place name, as Eldon in County Durham

Boy's name · #2311 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Eldon is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1927, when it ranked #209. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 26,000 boys since 1881, ranked #2311 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #3,256 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,953 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,237 in Austria (2023) · #10,667 in Italy (2022).

Famous Eldons

Eldon Hoke — American musician (1958–1997)
Eldon Bargewell — United States Army general (1947–2019)
Eldon Gorst — British barrister and diplomat and Consul-General in Egypt (1861–1911)
Eldon Quick — American actor (born 1937)
Eldon W. Joersz — American pilot (born 1944)

What Eldons become

Among 97 notable people named Eldon:

Military figures appear 2.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eldon Rudd, FBI agent, politician, US Marine Corps officer (1920–2002).

Similar names: Niles · Eliott · Truman · Lyndon · Marion · Milton

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