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Elmo Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Elmo?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Elmo in the United States in 2018.

Elmo, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #247 was reached in 1909.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 397 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Elmo in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elmo occurred roughly during the years 1892-1895, 1896-1900, and 1905-1916, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1883-1886, 1928-1931, 1942-1945, 1959-1965, and 1976-1979.

Where is the name Elmo popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

For a number of years, the name Elmo has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Elmo has dropped.

The name Elmo is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Elmo has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Elmo (Girl)Elmo (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- 5 12,679
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- 5 13,030
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- 7 8,937
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- 11 6,144
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- 6 9,045
1998 < 5 -- 7 7,830
1997 < 5 -- 8 6,804
1996 < 5 -- 7 7,372
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- 18 3,638
1993 < 5 -- 8 6,393
1992 < 5 -- 9 5,780
1991 < 5 -- 12 4,567
1990 < 5 -- 10 5,110
1989 < 5 -- 6 7,258
1988 < 5 -- 14 3,580
1987 < 5 -- 14 3,392
1986 < 5 -- 14 3,309
1985 < 5 -- 12 3,657
1984 < 5 -- 15 2,993
1983 < 5 -- 18 2,605
1982 < 5 -- 13 3,342
1981 < 5 -- 16 2,809
1980 < 5 -- 9 4,245
1979 < 5 -- 15 2,932
1978 < 5 -- 15 2,830
1977 < 5 -- 17 2,590
1976 < 5 -- 27 1,846
1975 < 5 -- 20 2,236
1974 < 5 -- 18 2,307
1973 < 5 -- 19 2,152
1972 < 5 -- 28 1,660
1971 < 5 -- 19 2,153
1970 < 5 -- 24 1,815
1969 < 5 -- 35 1,365
1968 < 5 -- 27 1,518
1967 < 5 -- 31 1,375
1966 < 5 -- 30 1,407
1965 < 5 -- 28 1,462
1964 < 5 -- 46 1,134
1963 < 5 -- 38 1,259
1962 < 5 -- 42 1,202
1961 < 5 -- 51 1,099
1960 < 5 -- 48 1,133
1959 < 5 -- 59 1,005
1958 < 5 -- 53 1,051
1957 < 5 -- 65 942
1956 < 5 -- 64 936
1955 < 5 -- 72 870
1954 < 5 -- 81 803
1953 < 5 -- 70 860
1952 < 5 -- 65 871
1951 < 5 -- 86 755
1950 < 5 -- 76 784
1949 < 5 -- 71 815
1948 < 5 -- 94 688
1947 < 5 -- 100 692
1946 < 5 -- 99 650
1945 < 5 -- 78 685
1944 < 5 -- 116 570
1943 < 5 -- 121 576
1942 < 5 -- 125 550
1941 < 5 -- 115 560
1940 < 5 -- 103 583
1939 < 5 -- 113 537
1938 < 5 -- 137 496
1937 5 4,434 128 508
1936 6 3,826 144 469
1935 < 5 -- 148 466
1934 < 5 -- 138 488
1933 5 4,403 150 451
1932 < 5 -- 159 447
1931 < 5 -- 136 492
1930 < 5 -- 183 433
1929 10 2,987 170 454
1928 6 4,339 235 383
1927 < 5 -- 235 387
1926 10 3,112 243 375
1925 17 2,216 273 356
1924 9 3,473 313 328
1923 9 3,455 338 311
1922 13 2,656 317 325
1921 10 3,229 370 294
1920 12 2,776 397 279
1919 13 2,556 324 305
1918 11 2,870 334 301
1917 18 1,939 366 265
1916 19 1,821 363 261
1915 12 2,432 286 302
1914 7 2,981 247 282
1913 16 1,483 197 279
1912 13 1,558 169 271
1911 8 1,833 104 251
1910 5 2,524 86 264
1909 7 1,822 80 247
1908 < 5 -- 51 307
1907 < 5 -- 58 275
1906 6 1,799 50 284
1905 < 5 -- 27 416
1904 < 5 -- 27 403
1903 < 5 -- 27 374
1902 < 5 -- 27 382
1901 < 5 -- 29 340
1900 < 5 -- 40 345
1899 < 5 -- 20 417
1898 < 5 -- 32 342
1897 < 5 -- 21 415
1896 < 5 -- 23 409
1895 < 5 -- 26 372
1894 < 5 -- 12 602
1893 < 5 -- 16 467
1892 < 5 -- 14 555
1891 < 5 -- 15 460
1890 < 5 -- 12 575
1889 < 5 -- 13 534
1888 < 5 -- 17 470
1887 < 5 -- 8 703
1886 < 5 -- 12 554
1885 < 5 -- 14 508
1884 < 5 -- 12 553
1883 < 5 -- 16 452
1882 < 5 -- 19 416
1881 < 5 -- 9 617
1880 < 5 -- 15 470

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.