Elwood Boy
How popular is Elwood?
#1,919 boy name in 2025
81 baby boys were named Elwood in the US in 2025, making it the 1919th most popular boy name.
5,250living people named Elwood (est.)
70median age of people named Elwood
20,839babies named Elwood since 1880
1 in 40,930US babies born in 2025
Elwood popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,919 for boys (▲ 179 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 81 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,428 in 2015, #2,845 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (613 boys) |
| Highest rank | #204 in 1915 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Elwood is most popular
Babies named Elwood per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Elwood by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 274 | #296 |
| 1890s | 356 | #249 |
| 1900s | 504 | #239 |
| 1910s | 3,908 | #204 |
| 1920s | 5,494 | #215 |
| 1930s | 3,553 | #260 |
| 1940s | 2,593 | #331 |
| 1950s | 1,642 | #470 |
| 1960s | 880 | #713 |
| 1970s | 421 | #1,081 |
| 1980s | 233 | #1,695 |
| 1990s | 146 | #3,052 |
| 2000s | 115 | #5,034 |
| 2010s | 339 | #2,428 |
| 2020s | 328 | #1,919 |
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Questions
- Is Elwood a boy or girl name?
- Elwood is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elwood were boys.
- How popular is the name Elwood?
- 81 baby boys were named Elwood in the US in 2025, making it the 1919th most popular boy name.
- When was Elwood most popular?
- Elwood peaked in 1921, when 613 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #204 in 1915.
- How many people are named Elwood?
- 20,839 babies have been named Elwood in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,250 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 70.
- Where is Elwood most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elwood was most common in Washington, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.