first name
ELWOOD
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 5,454 people named Elwood, 78.4% reported their origin as White, 14.8% as Black and 2.3% as two or more races. Virtually all are male (99.5%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Elwood peaked in 1921, when 625 babies got the name.
At least 20,839 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Elwood by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1910s, when it ranked #484. The largest share of babies named Elwood, 43.2%, were born between 1901 and 1927, the Greatest Generation's birth years.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Elwood is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Elwood has been most common in Delaware (4.7×), Pennsylvania (4.4×), and Maine (3.6×), and least common in Alabama (0.11×).
15,565 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Elwood
Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Elwood, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Elwood ranks #6,778 of 156,621, with 4,781 people. See Elwood as a last name
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