Elwood
Elwood was the 1921st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 204th; the most babies were born in 1921 (613). Over the last ten years it has moved up 519 places. More babies were named Elwood in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,921 boys, up 935 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 81boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921613 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,839babies recorded
Elwood popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 53 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,921 | 81 |
| 2020 | #2,856 | 42 |
| 2010 | #4,895 | 19 |
| 2000 | #5,116 | 14 |
| 1990 | #3,091 | 20 |
| 1980 | #1,708 | 34 |
| 1970 | #1,120 | 54 |
| 1960 | #714 | 120 |
| 1950 | #498 | 179 |
| 1940 | #337 | 288 |
| 1930 | #260 | 462 |
| 1920 | #220 | 586 |
| 1910 | #250 | 93 |
| 1900 | #290 | 51 |
| 1890 | #361 | 24 |
| 1880 | #356 | 23 |
How popular is Elwood, counting every spelling?
Elwood is the most common spelling of a name family that had 81 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 81 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood | 81 | #1,921 | 286 |
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 many kids will share the name Elwood?
81 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elwood (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elwood born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 103 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elwood.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elwood?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Elwood are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 48 and 79. That makes Elwood a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Elwood by state
How common Elwood was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elwood: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elwood, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elwood
How popular is the name Elwood?
Elwood was the 1921st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 204th; the most babies were born in 1921 (613). Over the last ten years it has moved up 519 places. More babies were named Elwood in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elwood a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elwood in the US.
Where is Elwood most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elwood was most common in Washington (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and California.