Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elwood

#809 most common boys' name of all time · #1,830 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#809
Rank overall
#1,830 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
20,839
Since 2016
494
Peak year
1921 #215
Best rank
#205 1915
Girls Boys peak 625/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elwood is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 81 81 #1,920
2024 — 71 71 #2,099
2023 — 41 41 #3,005
2022 — 43 43 #2,919
2021 — 50 50 #2,588
2020 — 42 42 #2,847
2019 — 33 33 #3,427
2018 — 39 39 #2,996
2017 — 43 43 #2,798
2016 — 51 51 #2,478
2015 — 52 52 #2,431
2014 — 36 36 #3,090
2013 — 29 29 #3,583
2012 — 20 20 #4,689
2011 — 17 17 #5,203
2010 — 19 19 #4,850
2009 — 15 15 #5,804
2008 — 13 13 #6,403
2007 — 13 13 #6,268
2006 — 11 11 #6,907
2005 — 11 11 #6,637
2004 — 12 12 #6,142
2003 — 10 10 #6,723
2002 — 5 5 #10,686
2001 — 11 11 #6,024
2000 — 14 14 #5,043
1999 — 15 15 #4,540
1998 — 15 15 #4,419
1997 — 15 15 #4,249
1996 — 17 17 #3,834
1995 — 7 7 #6,999
1994 — 15 15 #4,100
1993 — 11 11 #5,011
1992 — 11 11 #4,881
1991 — 20 20 #3,113
1990 — 20 20 #3,060
1989 — 29 29 #2,295
1988 — 17 17 #3,086
1987 — 17 17 #2,946
1986 — 21 21 #2,516
1985 — 17 17 #2,830
1984 — 17 17 #2,710
1983 — 19 19 #2,497
1982 — 30 30 #1,851
1981 — 32 32 #1,770
1980 — 34 34 #1,698
1979 — 33 33 #1,713
1978 — 42 42 #1,439
1977 — 25 25 #1,951
1976 — 41 41 #1,390
1975 — 37 37 #1,456
1974 — 39 39 #1,371
1973 — 50 50 #1,165
1972 — 43 43 #1,263
1971 — 57 57 #1,083
1970 — 54 54 #1,119
1969 — 65 65 #951
1968 — 66 66 #884
1967 — 69 69 #862
1966 — 77 77 #830
1965 — 75 75 #848
1964 — 103 103 #754
1963 — 93 93 #791
1962 — 108 108 #738
1961 — 104 104 #755
1960 — 120 120 #714
1959 — 120 120 #703
1958 — 131 131 #667
1957 — 144 144 #639
1956 — 153 153 #612
1955 — 157 157 #585
1954 — 192 192 #526
1953 — 164 164 #554
1952 — 194 194 #502
1951 — 208 208 #471
1950 — 179 179 #498
1949 — 206 206 #460
1948 — 239 239 #433
1947 — 270 270 #416
1946 — 239 239 #411
1945 — 223 223 #403
1944 — 253 253 #377
1943 — 287 287 #362
1942 — 285 285 #358
1941 — 303 303 #331
1940 — 288 288 #336
1939 — 280 280 #331
1938 — 315 315 #309
1937 — 326 326 #298
1936 — 299 299 #309
1935 — 314 314 #305
1934 — 375 375 #278
1933 8 385 393 #268
1932 — 375 375 #281
1931 — 422 422 #269
1930 5 462 467 #260
1929 5 405 410 #275
1928 5 479 484 #258
1927 7 534 541 #244
1926 5 542 547 #240
1925 6 571 577 #229
1924 — 606 606 #222
1923 — 566 566 #234
1922 — 592 592 #227
1921 12 613 625 #215
1920 — 586 586 #220
1919 — 589 589 #211
1918 — 572 572 #215
1917 — 528 528 #213
1916 — 526 526 #210
1915 — 529 529 #205
1914 — 373 373 #215
1913 — 322 322 #206
1912 — 262 262 #212
1911 — 114 114 #238
1910 — 93 93 #250
1909 — 66 66 #279
1908 — 59 59 #282
1907 — 52 52 #299
1906 — 49 49 #289
1905 — 36 36 #343
1904 — 52 52 #266
1903 — 58 58 #243
1902 — 33 33 #343
1901 — 48 48 #251
1900 — 51 51 #291
1899 — 34 34 #302
1898 — 35 35 #326
1897 — 49 49 #252
1896 — 35 35 #320
1895 — 43 43 #272
1894 — 33 33 #307
1893 — 29 29 #328
1892 — 40 40 #291
1891 — 34 34 #282
1890 — 24 24 #365
1889 — 29 29 #326
1888 — 31 31 #328
1887 — 24 24 #337
1886 — 31 31 #310
1885 — 28 28 #323
1884 — 26 26 #348
1883 — 24 24 #342
1882 — 29 29 #320
1881 — 29 29 #305
1880 — 23 23 #356