Elwood
Last seen for girls in 1933 at #3,109 · #1,919 for boys in 2025, 81 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1915 · 529 births
- Debut · boys
- 23 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,786since 1880
Elwood over time
Rank among boys' names. Elwood 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 | — | #1,919 | 81 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,098 | 71 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,005 | 41 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,919 | 43 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,588 | 50 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,846 | 42 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,426 | 33 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,994 | 39 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,798 | 43 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,477 | 51 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,429 | 52 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,090 | 36 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,582 | 29 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,686 | 20 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,200 | 17 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,848 | 19 | |
| 2009 | — | #5,800 | 15 | |
| 2008 | — | #6,393 | 13 | |
| 2007 | — | #6,262 | 13 | |
| 2006 | — | #6,904 | 11 | |
| 2005 | — | #6,634 | 11 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,138 | 12 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,715 | 10 | |
| 2002 | — | #10,667 | 5 | |
| 2001 | — | #6,013 | 11 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,040 | 14 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,537 | 15 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,413 | 15 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,246 | 15 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,830 | 17 | |
| 1995 | — | #6,992 | 7 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,094 | 15 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,002 | 11 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,872 | 11 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,105 | 20 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,058 | 20 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,292 | 29 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,079 | 17 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,942 | 17 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,510 | 21 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,828 | 17 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,706 | 17 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,493 | 19 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,850 | 30 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,766 | 32 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,695 | 34 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,711 | 33 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,438 | 42 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,948 | 25 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,390 | 41 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,455 | 37 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,370 | 39 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,163 | 50 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,262 | 43 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,081 | 57 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,117 | 54 | |
| 1969 | — | #951 | 65 | |
| 1968 | — | #884 | 66 | |
| 1967 | — | #862 | 69 | |
| 1966 | — | #830 | 77 | |
| 1965 | — | #847 | 75 | |
| 1964 | — | #753 | 103 | |
| 1963 | — | #790 | 93 | |
| 1962 | — | #738 | 108 | |
| 1961 | — | #755 | 104 | |
| 1960 | — | #714 | 120 | |
| 1959 | — | #702 | 120 | |
| 1958 | — | #667 | 131 | |
| 1957 | — | #639 | 144 | |
| 1956 | — | #611 | 153 | |
| 1955 | — | #585 | 157 | |
| 1954 | — | #525 | 192 | |
| 1953 | — | #551 | 164 | |
| 1952 | — | #502 | 194 | |
| 1951 | — | #471 | 208 | |
| 1950 | — | #498 | 179 | |
| 1949 | — | #459 | 206 | |
| 1948 | — | #433 | 239 | |
| 1947 | — | #416 | 270 | |
| 1946 | — | #411 | 239 | |
| 1945 | — | #402 | 223 | |
| 1944 | — | #376 | 253 | |
| 1943 | — | #362 | 287 | |
| 1942 | — | #358 | 285 | |
| 1941 | — | #331 | 303 | |
| 1940 | — | #336 | 288 | |
| 1939 | — | #331 | 280 | |
| 1938 | — | #309 | 315 | |
| 1937 | — | #298 | 326 | |
| 1936 | — | #309 | 299 | |
| 1935 | — | #305 | 314 | |
| 1934 | — | #277 | 375 | |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #268 | 385 |
| 1932 | — | #281 | 375 | |
| 1931 | — | #269 | 422 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #260 | 462 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #275 | 405 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #258 | 479 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #244 | 534 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #240 | 542 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #229 | 571 |
| 1924 | — | #221 | 606 | |
| 1923 | — | #234 | 566 | |
| 1922 | — | #227 | 592 | |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #215 | 613 |
| 1920 | — | #220 | 586 | |
| 1919 | — | #211 | 589 | |
| 1918 | — | #215 | 572 | |
| 1917 | — | #212 | 528 | |
| 1916 | — | #210 | 526 | |
| 1915 | — | #204 | 529 | |
| 1914 | — | #215 | 373 | |
| 1913 | — | #206 | 322 | |
| 1912 | — | #212 | 262 | |
| 1911 | — | #237 | 114 | |
| 1910 | — | #249 | 93 | |
| 1909 | — | #279 | 66 | |
| 1908 | — | #281 | 59 | |
| 1907 | — | #294 | 52 | |
| 1906 | — | #286 | 49 | |
| 1905 | — | #337 | 36 | |
| 1904 | — | #264 | 52 | |
| 1903 | — | #239 | 58 | |
| 1902 | — | #337 | 33 | |
| 1901 | — | #249 | 48 | |
| 1900 | — | #290 | 51 | |
| 1899 | — | #300 | 34 | |
| 1898 | — | #324 | 35 | |
| 1897 | — | #249 | 49 | |
| 1896 | — | #315 | 35 | |
| 1895 | — | #269 | 43 | |
| 1894 | — | #306 | 33 | |
| 1893 | — | #323 | 29 | |
| 1892 | — | #289 | 40 | |
| 1891 | — | #277 | 34 | |
| 1890 | — | #358 | 24 | |
| 1889 | — | #322 | 29 | |
| 1888 | — | #324 | 31 | |
| 1887 | — | #333 | 24 | |
| 1886 | — | #309 | 31 | |
| 1885 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1884 | — | #344 | 26 | |
| 1883 | — | #337 | 24 | |
| 1882 | — | #317 | 29 | |
| 1881 | — | #296 | 29 | |
| 1880 | — | #356 | 23 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Elwood was already there! It came in at #356, and was given to 23 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2002, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Elwood is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#71 · 1 in 332
- Maryland#101 · 1 in 671
- New Jersey#107 · 1 in 826
- Maine#108 · 1 in 481
- Pennsylvania#109 · 1 in 856
Best ever in a state: #33 in Delaware, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #71 | 5 | 1 in 332 |
| Maryland | #101 | 20 | 1 in 671 |
| New Jersey | #107 | 36 | 1 in 826 |
| Maine | #108 | 13 | 1 in 481 |
| Pennsylvania | #109 | 104 | 1 in 856 |
| Virginia | #115 | 38 | 1 in 648 |
| South Dakota | #121 | 11 | 1 in 581 |
| Michigan | #157 | 30 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Minnesota | #161 | 20 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Ohio | #168 | 36 | 1 in 1,448 |
| West Virginia | #169 | 15 | 1 in 1,122 |
| North Dakota | #174 | 7 | 1 in 948 |
| North Carolina | #178 | 29 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Wisconsin | #190 | 15 | 1 in 1,602 |
| New York | #206 | 40 | 1 in 2,313 |
| California | #209 | 18 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Kentucky | #213 | 17 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Nebraska | #220 | 7 | 1 in 1,761 |
| Iowa | #223 | 11 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Indiana | #237 | 10 | 1 in 2,570 |
| Missouri | #280 | 11 | 1 in 2,668 |
| Tennessee | #281 | 10 | 1 in 2,472 |
| Illinois | #291 | 15 | 1 in 3,744 |
| Oklahoma | #303 | 9 | 1 in 2,553 |
| South Carolina | #303 | 7 | 1 in 2,899 |
| Kansas | #309 | 5 | 1 in 3,275 |
| Massachusetts | #318 | 6 | 1 in 5,697 |
| Louisiana | #353 | 7 | 1 in 2,714 |
| Alabama | #404 | 7 | 1 in 3,725 |
| Arkansas | #420 | 5 | 1 in 3,575 |
| Texas | #566 | 10 | 1 in 5,233 |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| 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 Elwood
- 179 spots since 2024 (#2,098 → #1,919)
- 927 spots since 2020 (#2,846 → #1,919)
- 510 spots since 2015 (#2,429 → #1,919)
- Biggest jump: 98 spots in 1903 (#337 → #239)
- Biggest drop: 166 spots in 1970 (#951 → #1,117)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1915 at #204 (529 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 29 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Highest: 1 in 1,592 boys born in 1913 were named Elwood (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,087 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #204 in 1915, was only 1 in 1,604 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 26.4% of all boys named Elwood (5,494) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 274 | #296 (1881) | #326 |
| 1890s | 356 | #249 (1897) | #301 |
| 1900s | 504 | #239 (1903) | #286 |
| 1910s | 3,908 | #204 (1915) | #217 |
| 1920s | 5,494 | #215 (1921) | #236 |
| 1930s | 3,553 | #260 (1930) | #291 |
| 1940s | 2,593 | #331 (1941) | #388 |
| 1950s | 1,642 | #471 (1951) | #575 |
| 1960s | 880 | #714 (1960) | #812 |
| 1970s | 421 | #1,081 (1971) | #1,394 |
| 1980s | 233 | #1,695 (1980) | #2,416 |
| 1990s | 146 | #3,058 (1990) | #4,415 |
| 2000s | 115 | #5,040 (2000) | #6,657 |
| 2010s | 339 | #2,429 (2015) | #3,553 |
| 2020s | 328 | #1,919 (2025) | #2,563 |
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.
Elwood in 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 102,755 of them was named Elwood, which outranked 53.0% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,633Veryl13
- #2,633Virdell13
- #2,633Zeola13
- #2,762Elwood12
- #2,762Adair12
- #2,762Adrian12
- #2,762Alise12
- #2,941Abby11
- #2,941Adean11
- #2,941Adelaida11
Tied with 178 names at #2,762; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 1,797 of them was named Elwood, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.