Masculine dossier · first seen 1882

Eldred

Extinct Near statistical disappearance
Peak era
1921
Peak births
122
Current vitality
Dormant
Peak generation
Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Eldred

How many people are named Eldred?

Based on SSA birth records through 2012, an estimated 883 Americans born with the name Eldred may still be living. No new bearers have been recorded since 2012.

How rare is Eldred?

Eldred has not appeared in SSA records since 2012. It is effectively extinct as a new baby name — no boys received it in the latest available data.

How old is the typical Eldred?

The median age of a living American named Eldred is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 49 and 72 years old.

Is Eldred still popular?

No. Eldred is extinct in new births; the SSA last recorded it in 2012.

Where is Eldred most common?

Eldred has its strongest geographic signal in Iowa, where it appears 3.4× more often than the national baseline.

1882Peak 19212025
peak 1921 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
3,746
Where it lives now

Eldred is most concentrated in Iowa — about 3.4× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

States where Eldred is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: 3.4× the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: 3.1× the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: 2.3× the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY