Elmo
Last seen for girls in 1937 at #4,255 · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to boys 97.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1909 · 80 births
- Debut · boys
- 15 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,091since 1880
Elmo over time
Rank among boys' names. Elmo has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | #12,239 | 5 | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #10,799 | 6 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | #12,491 | 5 | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | #8,643 | 7 | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | #6,013 | 11 | |
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | #8,704 | 6 | |
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
| 1997 | — | #6,618 | 8 | |
| 1996 | — | #7,136 | 7 | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #3,596 | 18 | |
| 1993 | — | #6,228 | 8 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,660 | 9 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,476 | 12 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,993 | 10 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,523 | 14 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,339 | 14 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,268 | 14 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,956 | 15 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,577 | 18 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,282 | 13 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,779 | 16 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,897 | 15 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,556 | 17 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,828 | 27 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,205 | 20 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,277 | 18 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,124 | 19 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,648 | 28 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,794 | 24 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,351 | 35 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,506 | 27 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,364 | 31 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,401 | 30 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,456 | 28 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,126 | 46 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,255 | 38 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,215 | 41 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,078 | 52 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,131 | 48 | |
| 1959 | — | #993 | 60 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,049 | 53 | |
| 1957 | — | #928 | 66 | |
| 1956 | — | #940 | 63 | |
| 1955 | — | #874 | 71 | |
| 1954 | — | #800 | 81 | |
| 1953 | — | #858 | 70 | |
| 1952 | — | #870 | 65 | |
| 1951 | — | #749 | 86 | |
| 1950 | — | #784 | 76 | |
| 1949 | — | #814 | 71 | |
| 1948 | — | #688 | 94 | |
| 1947 | — | #692 | 100 | |
| 1946 | — | #648 | 99 | |
| 1945 | — | #684 | 78 | |
| 1944 | — | #569 | 116 | |
| 1943 | — | #576 | 121 | |
| 1942 | — | #550 | 125 | |
| 1941 | — | #559 | 115 | |
| 1940 | — | #582 | 103 | |
| 1939 | — | #537 | 113 | |
| 1938 | — | #495 | 137 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #508 | 128 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #469 | 144 |
| 1935 | — | #466 | 148 | |
| 1934 | — | #487 | 138 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #450 | 150 |
| 1932 | — | #448 | 158 | |
| 1931 | — | #491 | 137 | |
| 1930 | — | #433 | 183 | |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #453 | 170 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #383 | 235 |
| 1927 | — | #387 | 235 | |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #374 | 243 |
| 1925 | #2,191 | 17 | #356 | 273 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #328 | 313 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #311 | 338 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #323 | 317 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #293 | 370 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #279 | 397 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | #304 | 324 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #301 | 334 |
| 1917 | #1,923 | 18 | #265 | 366 |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | #261 | 363 |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | #301 | 286 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #282 | 247 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 | #277 | 197 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | #271 | 169 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #251 | 104 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #263 | 86 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #247 | 80 |
| 1908 | — | #307 | 51 | |
| 1907 | — | #273 | 58 | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #281 | 50 |
| 1905 | — | #410 | 27 | |
| 1904 | — | #401 | 27 | |
| 1903 | — | #370 | 27 | |
| 1902 | — | #380 | 27 | |
| 1901 | — | #334 | 29 | |
| 1900 | — | #343 | 40 | |
| 1899 | — | #415 | 20 | |
| 1898 | — | #339 | 32 | |
| 1897 | — | #411 | 21 | |
| 1896 | — | #407 | 23 | |
| 1895 | — | #368 | 26 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #459 | 16 | |
| 1892 | — | #547 | 14 | |
| 1891 | — | #456 | 15 | |
| 1890 | — | #566 | 12 | |
| 1889 | — | #525 | 13 | |
| 1888 | — | #464 | 17 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1884 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1883 | — | #448 | 16 | |
| 1882 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #465 | 15 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elmo was already there! It came in at #465, and was given to 15 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1995, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Elmo is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#133 · 1 in 589
- Oklahoma#174 · 1 in 1,089
- Louisiana#184 · 1 in 1,066
- Utah#189 · 1 in 972
- Arkansas#225 · 1 in 1,533
Best ever in a state: #63 in Utah, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #133 | 6 | 1 in 589 |
| Oklahoma | #174 | 21 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Louisiana | #184 | 18 | 1 in 1,066 |
| Utah | #189 | 5 | 1 in 972 |
| Arkansas | #225 | 11 | 1 in 1,533 |
| Kentucky | #241 | 13 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Nebraska | #243 | 5 | 1 in 2,321 |
| Georgia | #267 | 12 | 1 in 2,342 |
| North Carolina | #268 | 14 | 1 in 2,454 |
| Virginia | #289 | 8 | 1 in 2,826 |
| Kansas | #290 | 5 | 1 in 2,965 |
| Indiana | #299 | 6 | 1 in 4,259 |
| West Virginia | #300 | 6 | 1 in 2,995 |
| Texas | #309 | 28 | 1 in 2,072 |
| Illinois | #352 | 10 | 1 in 5,764 |
| Pennsylvania | #423 | 8 | 1 in 10,505 |
| Alabama | #477 | 5 | 1 in 5,436 |
| New York | #618 | 5 | 1 in 19,570 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Elmo
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
- Biggest jump: 226 spots in 1895 (#594 → #368)
- Biggest drop: 139 spots in 1887 (#540 → #679)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1909 at #247 (80 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 54 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Highest: 1 in 2,050 boys born in 1909 were named Elmo (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 342,115 boys born in 2023 (0.00%)
- 28.6% of all boys named Elmo (2,891) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 135 | #416 (1882) | #518 |
| 1890s | 191 | #339 (1898) | #456 |
| 1900s | 416 | #247 (1909) | #335 |
| 1910s | 2,476 | #251 (1911) | #278 |
| 1920s | 2,891 | #279 (1920) | #349 |
| 1930s | 1,436 | #433 (1930) | #478 |
| 1940s | 1,022 | #550 (1942) | #636 |
| 1950s | 691 | #749 (1951) | #885 |
| 1960s | 376 | #1,078 (1961) | #1,288 |
| 1970s | 202 | #1,648 (1972) | #2,225 |
| 1980s | 131 | #2,577 (1983) | #3,640 |
| 1990s | 85 | #3,596 (1994) | #6,108 |
| 2000s | 23 | #6,013 (2001) | #9,049 |
| 2010s | 5 | #12,136 (2013) | #12,136 |
| 2020s | 11 | #10,799 (2021) | #11,519 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Elmo in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 192,220 of them was named Elmo, which outranked 22.9% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 4,713 of them was named Elmo, which outranked 91.9% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.