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Eldredge
How to Pronounce Eldredge
Pronounced EL-drij /ˈɛl.drɪdʒ/Low
Meaning: Eldredge is an English surname, a variant of Aldrich, from the Old English personal name Aldric, built from ald, 'old,' and ric, 'ruler' or 'power,' giving 'old ruler' or 'wise ruler.' Used as a given name it carries that surname over intact, and it appears in the American records mostly in the early twentieth century.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Eldredge comes to the given-name column from the surname side, a variant of Aldrich rooted in the Old English Aldric, 'old ruler.' Early-twentieth-century American families often used such surnames as first names, and Eldredge reads as one of those, never becoming common.
Eldredge appeared only lightly in the American records in the early nineteen-hundreds, reaching about fourteen boys a year at most before fading. A boy named Eldredge around 1916 would belong to a generation now well past a century old.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Eldredge mean?
It is a surname form of Aldrich, from Old English Aldric, 'old ruler' or 'wise ruler.'
How do you pronounce Eldredge?
It is said EL-drij /ˈɛl.drɪdʒ/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Eldredge a boy or girl name?
Eldredge is used as a a boy's name.
How popular is Eldredge?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen boys a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-hundreds.