Is Elmo a boy or girl name?
Elmo was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 2.4% of the 10,338 US babies named Elmo were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Elmo since 1880
- 10,338
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 409 babies
Boys and girls named Elmo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 416 | 13 | 3% |
| 1910s | 2,476 | 122 | 4.7% |
| 1920s | 2,891 | 96 | 3.2% |
| 1930s | 1,436 | 16 | 1.1% |
| 1940s | 1,022 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 691 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 202 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,773 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,155 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,694 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,040 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,945 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,148 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,047 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,832 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,807 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,373 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,396 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,781 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,567 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,110 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,260 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,583 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,310 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,658 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,349 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,246 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,931 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,588 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,305 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 30 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 42 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 48 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 60 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 66 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 63 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 71 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 81 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 70 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 65 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 86 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 76 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 71 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 94 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 100 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 99 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 78 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 116 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 121 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 125 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 115 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 103 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 113 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 137 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 128 | #509 | 5 | #4,436 |
| 1936 | 144 | #469 | 6 | #3,826 |
| 1935 | 148 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 138 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 150 | #451 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1932 | 158 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 137 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 183 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 170 | #454 | 10 | #2,988 |
| 1928 | 235 | #383 | 6 | #4,339 |
| 1927 | 235 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 243 | #374 | 10 | #3,112 |
| 1925 | 273 | #356 | 17 | #2,216 |
| 1924 | 313 | #328 | 9 | #3,473 |
| 1923 | 338 | #311 | 9 | #3,454 |
| 1922 | 317 | #325 | 13 | #2,656 |
| 1921 | 370 | #294 | 10 | #3,229 |
| 1920 | 397 | #279 | 12 | #2,776 |
| 1919 | 324 | #305 | 13 | #2,556 |
| 1918 | 334 | #301 | 11 | #2,870 |
| 1917 | 366 | #265 | 18 | #1,939 |
| 1916 | 363 | #261 | 19 | #1,821 |
| 1915 | 286 | #302 | 12 | #2,432 |
| 1914 | 247 | #282 | 7 | #2,981 |
| 1913 | 197 | #279 | 16 | #1,483 |
| 1912 | 169 | #271 | 13 | #1,557 |
| 1911 | 104 | #251 | 8 | #1,832 |
| 1910 | 86 | #264 | 5 | #2,524 |
| 1909 | 80 | #247 | 7 | #1,822 |
| 1908 | 51 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 58 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 50 | #284 | 6 | #1,799 |
| 1905 | 27 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 27 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 27 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 27 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 29 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 40 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 20 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 32 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 21 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 23 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 26 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 16 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 14 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 15 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 12 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 13 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 17 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 12 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 16 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 19 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 15 | #470 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elmo reached #247 in 1909. As a girl name, it reached #1,483 in 1913. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elmo
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.