Data through 2023

Elmo name popularity in the United States

Elmo ranked #12239 for boys in 2023. SSA recorded 5 boys named Elmo.

Rank#12239

for boys in 2023

Boys recorded5

SSA

Peak year1920

397 recorded

Five-year changeNot available

since 2018

Popularity over time

Elmo for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1906 to 1937

Boys

5

100.0% in 2023 · data from 1880 to 2023

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2023boys5#12239
2021boys6#10799
2013boys5#12136
2009boys5#12491
2003boys7#8643
2001boys11#6013
1999boys6#8704
1998boys7#7560
1997boys8#6618
1996boys7#7136
1994boys18#3596
1993boys8#6228
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2023boys5#12239
2021boys6#10799
2013boys5#12136
2009boys5#12491
2003boys7#8643
2001boys11#6013
1999boys6#8704
1998boys7#7560
1997boys8#6618
1996boys7#7136
1994boys18#3596
1993boys8#6228
1992boys9#5660
1991boys12#4476
1990boys10#4993
1989boys6#6941
1988boys14#3523
1987boys14#3339
1986boys14#3268
1985boys12#3599
1984boys15#2956
1983boys18#2577
1982boys13#3282
1981boys16#2779
1980boys9#4134
1979boys15#2897
1978boys15#2799
1977boys17#2556
1976boys27#1828
1975boys20#2205
1974boys18#2277
1973boys19#2124
1972boys28#1648
1971boys19#2126
1970boys24#1794
1969boys35#1351
1968boys27#1506
1967boys31#1364
1966boys30#1401
1965boys28#1456
1964boys46#1126
1963boys38#1255
1962boys41#1215
1961boys52#1078
1960boys48#1131
1959boys60#993
1958boys53#1049
1957boys66#928
1956boys63#940
1955boys71#874
1954boys81#800
1953boys70#858
1952boys65#870
1951boys86#749
1950boys76#784
1949boys71#814
1948boys94#688
1947boys100#692
1946boys99#648
1945boys78#684
1944boys116#569
1943boys121#576
1942boys125#550
1941boys115#559
1940boys103#582
1939boys113#537
1938boys137#495
1937boys128#508
1937girls5#4255
1936boys144#469
1936girls6#3701
1935boys148#466
1934boys138#487
1933boys150#450
1933girls5#4218
1932boys158#448
1931boys137#491
1930boys183#433
1929boys170#453
1929girls10#2921
1928boys235#383
1928girls6#4195
1927boys235#387
1926boys243#374
1926girls10#3046
1925boys273#356
1925girls17#2191
1924boys313#328
1924girls9#3393
1923boys338#311
1923girls9#3350
1922boys317#323
1922girls13#2612
1921boys370#293
1921girls10#3164
1920boys397#279
1920girls12#2731
1919boys324#304
1919girls13#2515
1918boys334#301
1918girls11#2822
1917boys366#265
1917girls18#1923
1916boys363#261
1916girls19#1805
1915boys286#301
1915girls12#2384
1914boys247#282
1914girls7#2876
1913boys197#277
1913girls16#1465
1912boys169#271
1912girls13#1540
1911boys104#251
1911girls8#1792
1910boys86#263
1910girls5#2398
1909boys80#247
1909girls7#1763
1908boys51#307
1907boys58#273
1906boys50#281
1906girls6#1727
1905boys27#410
1904boys27#401
1903boys27#370
1902boys27#380
1901boys29#334
1900boys40#343
1899boys20#415
1898boys32#339
1897boys21#411
1896boys23#407
1895boys26#368
1894boys12#594
1893boys16#459
1892boys14#547
1891boys15#456
1890boys12#566
1889boys13#525
1888boys17#464
1887boys8#679
1886boys12#540
1885boys14#498
1884boys12#547
1883boys16#448
1882boys19#416
1881boys9#595
1880boys15#465

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Elmo’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change0.0%
Change since peak-98.7%