Elwood

Given to 20,839 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +72% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1919
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
81
boys 81
Peak year
1913
322 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
20,839
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elwood was most popular in 1913, when 322 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 81 babies were named Elwood, ranking #1919 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 72%.00.20.40.60.818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1913 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elwood was most popular in 1913, when 322 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 81 babies were named Elwood, ranking #1919 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 72%.00.20.40.60.81880192019602000Peak 1913

Elwood was most popular in 1913, when 322 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 81 babies were named Elwood, ranking #1919 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 72%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 81 1919
2024 <5 — 71 2098
2023 <5 — 41 3005
2022 <5 — 43 2919
2021 <5 — 50 2588
2020 <5 — 42 2846
2019 <5 — 33 3426
2018 <5 — 39 2994
2017 <5 — 43 2798
2016 <5 — 51 2477
2015 <5 — 52 2429
2014 <5 — 36 3090
2013 <5 — 29 3582
2012 <5 — 20 4686
2011 <5 — 17 5200
2010 <5 — 19 4848
2009 <5 — 15 5800
2008 <5 — 13 6393
2007 <5 — 13 6262
2006 <5 — 11 6904
2005 <5 — 11 6634
2004 <5 — 12 6138
2003 <5 — 10 6715
2002 <5 — 5 10667
2001 <5 — 11 6013
2000 <5 — 14 5040
1999 <5 — 15 4537
1998 <5 — 15 4413
1997 <5 — 15 4246
1996 <5 — 17 3830
1995 <5 — 7 6992
1994 <5 — 15 4094
1993 <5 — 11 5002
1992 <5 — 11 4872
1991 <5 — 20 3105
1990 <5 — 20 3058
1989 <5 — 29 2292
1988 <5 — 17 3079
1987 <5 — 17 2942
1986 <5 — 21 2510
1985 <5 — 17 2828
1984 <5 — 17 2706
1983 <5 — 19 2493
1982 <5 — 30 1850
1981 <5 — 32 1766
1980 <5 — 34 1695
1979 <5 — 33 1711
1978 <5 — 42 1438
1977 <5 — 25 1948
1976 <5 — 41 1390
1975 <5 — 37 1455
1974 <5 — 39 1370
1973 <5 — 50 1163
1972 <5 — 43 1262
1971 <5 — 57 1081
1970 <5 — 54 1117
1969 <5 — 65 951
1968 <5 — 66 884
1967 <5 — 69 862
1966 <5 — 77 830
1965 <5 — 75 847
1964 <5 — 103 753
1963 <5 — 93 790
1962 <5 — 108 738
1961 <5 — 104 755
1960 <5 — 120 714
1959 <5 — 120 702
1958 <5 — 131 667
1957 <5 — 144 639
1956 <5 — 153 611
1955 <5 — 157 585
1954 <5 — 192 525
1953 <5 — 164 551
1952 <5 — 194 502
1951 <5 — 208 471
1950 <5 — 179 498
1949 <5 — 206 459
1948 <5 — 239 433
1947 <5 — 270 416
1946 <5 — 239 411
1945 <5 — 223 402
1944 <5 — 253 376
1943 <5 — 287 362
1942 <5 — 285 358
1941 <5 — 303 331
1940 <5 — 288 336
1939 <5 — 280 331
1938 <5 — 315 309
1937 <5 — 326 298
1936 <5 — 299 309
1935 <5 — 314 305
1934 <5 — 375 277
1933 8 3109 385 268
1932 <5 — 375 281
1931 <5 — 422 269
1930 5 4550 462 260
1929 5 4570 405 275
1928 5 4725 479 258
1927 7 3875 534 244
1926 5 4851 542 240
1925 6 4426 571 229
1924 <5 — 606 221
1923 <5 — 566 234
1922 <5 — 592 227
1921 12 2762 613 215
1920 <5 — 586 220
1919 <5 — 589 211
1918 <5 — 572 215
1917 <5 — 528 212
1916 <5 — 526 210
1915 <5 — 529 204
1914 <5 — 373 215
1913 <5 — 322 206
1912 <5 — 262 212
1911 <5 — 114 237
1910 <5 — 93 249
1909 <5 — 66 279
1908 <5 — 59 281
1907 <5 — 52 294
1906 <5 — 49 286
1905 <5 — 36 337
1904 <5 — 52 264
1903 <5 — 58 239
1902 <5 — 33 337
1901 <5 — 48 249
1900 <5 — 51 290
1899 <5 — 34 300
1898 <5 — 35 324
1897 <5 — 49 249
1896 <5 — 35 315
1895 <5 — 43 269
1894 <5 — 33 306
1893 <5 — 29 323
1892 <5 — 40 289
1891 <5 — 34 277
1890 <5 — 24 358
1889 <5 — 29 322
1888 <5 — 31 324
1887 <5 — 24 333
1886 <5 — 31 309
1885 <5 — 28 318
1884 <5 — 26 344
1883 <5 — 24 337
1882 <5 — 29 317
1881 <5 — 29 296
1880 <5 — 23 356

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Where Elwood is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years