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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Elmo

Elmo was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 247th; the most babies were born in 1920 (397). More babies were named Elmo 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
1920397 babies
Total since 1880
10,338babies recorded

Elmo popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 247 since 1906.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#5,11010
1980#4,2469
1970#1,81324
1960#1,13448
1950#78476
1940#583103
1930#433183
1920#279397
1910#26486
1900#34540
1890#57512
1880#47015

How popular is Elmo, counting every spelling?

Elmo has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Elmo?

About 1,800 people born in the US named Elmo are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 57 and 80. That makes Elmo 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.

Elmo by state

How common Elmo was among boys born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (4.8×), Louisiana (4.2×), Oklahoma (3.3×), Arkansas (2.6×), Kentucky (2.6×). In 20 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesWI0.10Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: 0.61 per 1,000 babiesID0.61Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesND0.31Minnesota: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesMN0.29Illinois: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesIL0.19Michigan: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMI0.12New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesOR0.22Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesIA0.16Indiana: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesIN0.34Ohio: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesOH0.11Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesCA0.42Utah: 1.6 per 1,000 babiesUT1.6Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.61 per 1,000 babiesMO0.61Kentucky: 0.85 per 1,000 babiesKY0.85West Virginia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesWV0.13Virginia: 0.67 per 1,000 babiesVA0.67Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesNM0.33Kansas: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesKS0.52Arkansas: 0.87 per 1,000 babiesAR0.87Tennessee: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesTN0.52North Carolina: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesNC0.42South Carolina: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesSC0.12District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 1.1 per 1,000 babiesOK1.1Louisiana: 1.4 per 1,000 babiesLA1.4Mississippi: 0.61 per 1,000 babiesMS0.61Alabama: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesAL0.18Georgia: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesGA0.44Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.82 per 1,000 babiesTX0.82Florida: 0.69 per 1,000 babiesFL0.69
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Elmo, boys, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Elmo

How popular is the name Elmo?

Elmo was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 247th; the most babies were born in 1920 (397). More babies were named Elmo in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Elmo a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Elmo most popular?

In 1918–1922, Elmo was most common in Utah (1.60 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma.