Elden
Elden is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Elden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elden is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Elden
Elden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1884, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 141 Eldens were born — ranking #520 that year. As of 2026, Elden ranks #3,009 for baby boys with 41 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 6K Eldens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Elden
Elden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Elden's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #496. Use the chart and map above to compare Elden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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