Elmo

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Elmo is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 10,338 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 10,091 as boys and 247 as girls. Elmo gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1920 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2023	5
2021	6
2013	5
2009	5
2003	7
2001	11
1999	6
1998	7
1997	8
1996	7
1994	18
1993	8
1992	9
1991	12
1990	10
1989	6
1988	14
1987	14
1986	14
1985	12
1984	15
1983	18
1982	13
1981	16
1980	9
1979	15
1978	15
1977	17
1976	27
1975	20
1974	18
1973	19
1972	28
1971	19
1970	24
1969	35
1968	27
1967	31
1966	30
1965	28
1964	46
1963	38
1962	42
1961	51
1960	48
1959	60
1958	53
1957	66
1956	63
1955	71
1954	81
1953	70
1952	65
1951	86
1950	76
1949	71
1948	94
1947	100
1946	99
1945	78
1944	116
1943	121
1942	125
1941	115
1940	103
1939	113
1938	137
1937	133
1936	150
1935	148
1934	138
1933	155
1932	158
1931	137
1930	183
1929	180
1928	241
1927	235
1926	253
1925	290
1924	322
1923	347
1922	330
1921	380
1920	409
1919	337
1918	345
1917	384
1916	382
1915	298
1914	254
1913	213
1912	182
1911	112
1910	91
1909	87
1908	51
1907	58
1906	56
1905	27
1904	27
1903	27
1902	27
1901	29
1900	40
1899	20
1898	32
1897	21
1896	23
1895	26
1894	12
1893	16
1892	14
1891	15
1890	12
1889	13
1888	17
1887	8
1886	12
1885	14
1884	12
1883	16
1882	19
1881	9
1880	15