Given name & surname
Eldin
“an old friend”
Eldin is a variant of Elden. One English interpretation is “an old friend.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eldin is a variant of Elden. One English interpretation is “an old friend.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eldin is a variant of Elden. An origin associated with Elden is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eldin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 706
- 706 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,145 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,145 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 862 as a first name in 2020; 171 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Eldin
- Eldin JakupovićSwiss footballerborn 1984
- Eldin AdilovićBosnian and Herzegovian footballerborn 1986
- Eldin DžogovićLuxembourgish association football playerborn 2003
- Eldin KarišikSwedish footballerborn 1983
- Eldin HadžićBosnian footballerborn 1991
- Eldin HuseinbegovićBosnia and Herzegovina singerborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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