Fun Facts About the Name Eldin
- 706 babies named Eldin: U.S. records list 706 babies given the name Eldin from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Eldin Mean?
Eldin is a masculine given name used mainly in the Balkans. The usual explanation links it to the Arabic word dīn, "religion" or "faith," an element that entered the region's naming stock through Ottoman Turkish. In that explanation the name is a shortened form of a longer Arabic compound ending in -al-Dīn, with the descriptive first part dropped so that only El- and -din remain. Similar shortened names ending in the same element exist in the region, among them Adin, Aldin, and Edin. The full compound would once have meant something like "faith of religion" or "religion of the faith," but the shortened name itself carries only the sense "faith." Because the original compound behind Eldin is not documented, the exact meaning of the first element is uncertain.
Eldin Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Muslim naming tradition of southeastern Europe. When Bosnia and neighboring regions came under Ottoman rule in the 15th century, Muslim families there took personal names drawn from Arabic, Turkish, and Persian, usually in Turkish pronunciation. In daily use, longer religious compounds were gradually shortened, producing a large stock of two-syllable names ending in -din. Eldin follows that pattern and is used among Bosniaks, Albanians, and other Balkan Muslim communities, including those in Kosovo and North Macedonia, as well as in their emigrant communities in western Europe and North America.
The similar-looking English name Eldon comes from Old English elements and belongs to a separate naming tradition, so the two should not be treated as the same name. The -in ending of Eldin reflects its Balkan, Turkish-influenced form rather than any Germanic origin.
How Popular is the Name Eldin?
Eldin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2005. Its best rank was #2,356 in 1912.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,145 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #6,240 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #4,634 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #5,500 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #5,396 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #5,522 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #7,794 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #7,261 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,123 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #4,361 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #5,578 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,398 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #4,670 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #6,416 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #3,453 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #3,842 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #4,325 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #3,437 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #3,394 | 32 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #5,602 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #2,973 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #4,160 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #3,762 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #5,494 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #3,651 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #5,673 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #3,737 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #6,469 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #8,465 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,142 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #3,455 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,839 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,572 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,716 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,629 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,261 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,396 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,804 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,487 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #2,921 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #3,324 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,461 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #2,972 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #4,392 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #3,087 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #3,245 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #3,286 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #4,491 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #2,728 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #3,468 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #4,153 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #2,993 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #2,496 | 10 | 0.0012% |
| 1912 | #2,356 | 6 | 0.0014% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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