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Eldridge
OriginEnglish
Meaning"old, wise leader"
About Eldridge
Name long associated with eloquent Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver and jazz great Roy Eldridge.
As of October 2026, Eldridge ranked #11041 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #424 in 1894.
Editor's take: The name Eldridge is a boy's name of English origin meaning "old, wise leader".
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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Famous Eldridges
- (Leroy) Eldridge Cleaver
American Black Panther activist
- Eldridge Small
American NFL football player
- Eldridge Reno Dickey
American NFL football player
- Eldridge David Recasner
American basketball player
- Eldridge Hirst Lovelace
American city planner
- Eldridge Holmes
American jazz singer
- Eldridge Reeves Johnson
American phonograph pioneer
- Brett Eldridge
American Country Music Singer
Eldridge in pop culture
- Eldridge McElroy
character on TV's "Two and a Half Men"
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