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Eldred
OriginEnglish
Meaning"old counsel"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Eldred
This marvelously medieval name had a moment in the 1910s and 1920s but has dropped completely off the radar now.
Eldred is also given to girls.
Pronounced EL-dred.
As of October 2026, Eldred ranked #5539 in US births in 1947 SSA, peaked at #1131 in 1921.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #3,334
Boys #4,983
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 PeckBoy
American actor
- Eldred Gee SmithBoy
American Mormon patriarch
- Eldred LeeBoy
Korean,American interdisciplinary scientist and musician
- Eldred HallasBoy
British MP
Eldred in pop culture
- EldredBoy
main character in computer game "Sacrifice"
- Eldred JonasBoy
character in Stephen King's "Wizard and Glass"
- Eldred the SaxonBoy
character in GK Chesterton's "Ballad of the White Horse"
- Eldred MillerBoy
character in an episode of TV's "Little House on the Prairie"
- "Sir Eldred of the BowerBoy
a Legendary Tale," poem by Hannah More
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