Given name & surname · also Old English
Eldon
“from the sacred hill”
Eldon is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the sacred hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the sacred hill.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old English.
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Eldon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26,157
- 26,102 boys · 55 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 647 babies
- 2025
- 60
- #2,311 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,311 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 647 in 1926. In 2025, California and Washington shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,189 as a first name in 2020; 273 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Eldon
- Eldon Hokesinger, musician (1958–1997)
- Eldon RuddFBI Agent, politician, United States Marine Corps officer (1920-2002)
- Eldon GorstBritish barrister and diplomat and Consul-General in Egypt (1861-1911)
- Eldon BargewellRecipient of the Purple Heart medal (1947-2019)
- Eldon QuickAmerican actorborn 1937
- Eldon Edwards(1909-1960) American Ku Klux Klan leader
- Eldon GarnetCanadian artist (born 1946)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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