Given name
Leldon
“a bookworm”
Leldon is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a bookworm.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a bookworm.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leldon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 310
- 310 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leldon’s family of names
Leldon has a related form in Leldan. Leldon has a related form in Lelden. Leldon has a related form in Leldin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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