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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ellwood

Ellwood was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 612th; the most babies were born in 1918 (82). More babies were named Ellwood in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191882 babies
Total since 1880
1,979babies recorded

Ellwood popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#8,5235
1980——
1970#4,9275
1960#2,74010
1950#2,05214
1940#1,48921
1930#1,12139
1920#72480
1910#88513
1900#1,3725
1890#1,0485
1880——

How popular is Ellwood, counting every spelling?

Ellwood is a spelling of Elwood, a name family that had 81 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 81 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Elwood81#1,921286

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Ellwood?

About 300 people born in the US named Ellwood are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 66 and 82. That makes Ellwood a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Ellwood by state

How common Ellwood was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (7.3×), Pennsylvania (3.9×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWI0.06Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMN0.05Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMI0.07New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesPA0.30New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesVA0.05Maryland: 0.56 per 1,000 babiesMD0.56Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ellwood, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Ellwood: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ellwood, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Ellwood

How popular is the name Ellwood?

Ellwood was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 612th; the most babies were born in 1918 (82). More babies were named Ellwood in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Ellwood a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ellwood in the US.

Where was Ellwood most popular?

In 1916–1920, Ellwood was most common in Maryland (0.56 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan.