Eldon
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning old hill or from the old valley.
Eldon by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Eldon. In the US, 72 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 647 babies in 1926, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eldon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elonoak tree; from Hebrew elon195 in the US (2017)
- Eltonold town or settlement of the eels12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eldenold friend or ancient hill42 in the US (2017)
- Elyonthe most high; from el elyon21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elsonson of Eli or Ellis11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eldinold friend; a form of Aldwin14 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Eldon
Names that are said the same way as Eldon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Eldyn5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Eldon, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
- Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Eldon, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Eldon
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