Eldon has been given to about 26,157 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1926, when 647 babies were given the name, ranking 211th. The typical living American called Eldon is about 75 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.