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Eldred
OriginEnglish
Meaning"old counsel"
About Eldred
This marvelously medieval name had a moment in the 1910s and 1920s but has dropped completely off the radar now.
Pronounced EL-dred.
As of October 2026, Eldred ranked #11199 in US births in 2012 SSA, peaked at #529 in 1917.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Eldred on lists
Famous Eldreds
- (Eldred) Gregory Peck
American actor
- Eldred Gee Smith
American Mormon patriarch
- Eldred Lee
Korean,American interdisciplinary scientist and musician
- Eldred Hallas
British MP
Eldred in pop culture
- Eldred
main character in computer game "Sacrifice"
- Eldred Jonas
character in Stephen King's "Wizard and Glass"
- Eldred the Saxon
character in GK Chesterton's "Ballad of the White Horse"
- Eldred Miller
character in an episode of TV's "Little House on the Prairie"
- "Sir Eldred of the Bower
a Legendary Tale," poem by Hannah More
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