Elmo

Given to 10,338 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +97% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1909
80 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
10,338
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elmo was most popular in 1909, when 80 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.49 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Elmo in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 97%.00.150.30.450.618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1909 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elmo was most popular in 1909, when 80 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.49 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Elmo in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 97%.00.150.30.450.61880192019602000Peak 1909

Elmo was most popular in 1909, when 80 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.49 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Elmo in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 97%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — <5 —
2024 <5 — <5 —
2023 <5 — 5 12239
2022 <5 — <5 —
2021 <5 — 6 10799
2020 <5 — <5 —
2019 <5 — <5 —
2018 <5 — <5 —
2017 <5 — <5 —
2016 <5 — <5 —
2015 <5 — <5 —
2014 <5 — <5 —
2013 <5 — 5 12136
2012 <5 — <5 —
2011 <5 — <5 —
2010 <5 — <5 —
2009 <5 — 5 12491
2008 <5 — <5 —
2007 <5 — <5 —
2006 <5 — <5 —
2005 <5 — <5 —
2004 <5 — <5 —
2003 <5 — 7 8643
2002 <5 — <5 —
2001 <5 — 11 6013
2000 <5 — <5 —
1999 <5 — 6 8704
1998 <5 — 7 7560
1997 <5 — 8 6618
1996 <5 — 7 7136
1995 <5 — <5 —
1994 <5 — 18 3596
1993 <5 — 8 6228
1992 <5 — 9 5660
1991 <5 — 12 4476
1990 <5 — 10 4993
1989 <5 — 6 6941
1988 <5 — 14 3523
1987 <5 — 14 3339
1986 <5 — 14 3268
1985 <5 — 12 3599
1984 <5 — 15 2956
1983 <5 — 18 2577
1982 <5 — 13 3282
1981 <5 — 16 2779
1980 <5 — 9 4134
1979 <5 — 15 2897
1978 <5 — 15 2799
1977 <5 — 17 2556
1976 <5 — 27 1828
1975 <5 — 20 2205
1974 <5 — 18 2277
1973 <5 — 19 2124
1972 <5 — 28 1648
1971 <5 — 19 2126
1970 <5 — 24 1794
1969 <5 — 35 1351
1968 <5 — 27 1506
1967 <5 — 31 1364
1966 <5 — 30 1401
1965 <5 — 28 1456
1964 <5 — 46 1126
1963 <5 — 38 1255
1962 <5 — 41 1215
1961 <5 — 52 1078
1960 <5 — 48 1131
1959 <5 — 60 993
1958 <5 — 53 1049
1957 <5 — 66 928
1956 <5 — 63 940
1955 <5 — 71 874
1954 <5 — 81 800
1953 <5 — 70 858
1952 <5 — 65 870
1951 <5 — 86 749
1950 <5 — 76 784
1949 <5 — 71 814
1948 <5 — 94 688
1947 <5 — 100 692
1946 <5 — 99 648
1945 <5 — 78 684
1944 <5 — 116 569
1943 <5 — 121 576
1942 <5 — 125 550
1941 <5 — 115 559
1940 <5 — 103 582
1939 <5 — 113 537
1938 <5 — 137 495
1937 5 4255 128 508
1936 6 3701 144 469
1935 <5 — 148 466
1934 <5 — 138 487
1933 5 4218 150 450
1932 <5 — 158 448
1931 <5 — 137 491
1930 <5 — 183 433
1929 10 2921 170 453
1928 6 4195 235 383
1927 <5 — 235 387
1926 10 3046 243 374
1925 17 2191 273 356
1924 9 3393 313 328
1923 9 3350 338 311
1922 13 2612 317 323
1921 10 3164 370 293
1920 12 2731 397 279
1919 13 2515 324 304
1918 11 2822 334 301
1917 18 1923 366 265
1916 19 1805 363 261
1915 12 2384 286 301
1914 7 2876 247 282
1913 16 1465 197 277
1912 13 1540 169 271
1911 8 1792 104 251
1910 5 2398 86 263
1909 7 1763 80 247
1908 <5 — 51 307
1907 <5 — 58 273
1906 6 1727 50 281
1905 <5 — 27 410
1904 <5 — 27 401
1903 <5 — 27 370
1902 <5 — 27 380
1901 <5 — 29 334
1900 <5 — 40 343
1899 <5 — 20 415
1898 <5 — 32 339
1897 <5 — 21 411
1896 <5 — 23 407
1895 <5 — 26 368
1894 <5 — 12 594
1893 <5 — 16 459
1892 <5 — 14 547
1891 <5 — 15 456
1890 <5 — 12 566
1889 <5 — 13 525
1888 <5 — 17 464
1887 <5 — 8 679
1886 <5 — 12 540
1885 <5 — 14 498
1884 <5 — 12 547
1883 <5 — 16 448
1882 <5 — 19 416
1881 <5 — 9 595
1880 <5 — 15 465

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Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years