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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Elwood has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 1923
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Delaware#54 · 1 in 253
- Maryland#89 · 1 in 584
- Pennsylvania#99 · 1 in 742
- Virginia#122 · 1 in 683
- Oregon#126 · 1 in 712
Best ever in a state: #33 in Delaware, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #54 | 6 | 1 in 253 |
| Maryland | #89 | 22 | 1 in 584 |
| Pennsylvania | #99 | 119 | 1 in 742 |
| Virginia | #122 | 35 | 1 in 683 |
| Oregon | #126 | 8 | 1 in 712 |
| Kentucky | #127 | 33 | 1 in 783 |
| New Jersey | #133 | 23 | 1 in 1,284 |
| Maine | #170 | 6 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Utah | #170 | 6 | 1 in 806 |
| South Dakota | #172 | 6 | 1 in 1,021 |
| West Virginia | #175 | 15 | 1 in 1,148 |
| North Carolina | #188 | 26 | 1 in 1,284 |
| Washington | #196 | 6 | 1 in 1,606 |
| Wisconsin | #196 | 14 | 1 in 1,695 |
| Indiana | #199 | 14 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Ohio | #200 | 25 | 1 in 2,087 |
| Minnesota | #201 | 13 | 1 in 1,707 |
| Massachusetts | #207 | 13 | 1 in 2,652 |
| Michigan | #207 | 19 | 1 in 1,898 |
| California | #226 | 19 | 1 in 1,779 |
| Iowa | #226 | 10 | 1 in 2,085 |
| Missouri | #236 | 14 | 1 in 2,085 |
| New York | #258 | 26 | 1 in 3,627 |
| Illinois | #312 | 13 | 1 in 4,399 |
| Louisiana | #318 | 8 | 1 in 2,383 |
| Tennessee | #344 | 7 | 1 in 3,456 |
| Georgia | #377 | 7 | 1 in 4,035 |
| Oklahoma | #411 | 5 | 1 in 4,487 |
| Texas | #526 | 11 | 1 in 4,725 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
35 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1915 at #204 (529 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 90 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1969
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,592
- 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 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 1923
boys
#234
566 births · 1 in 1,937 boys
Top boys' names in 1923
More about 1923
boys
1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 1,937 of them was named Elwood, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Elwood
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.