Elmo
2 countriesUS
10,338
total births, United States
FR
23
total births, France
Total births recorded
10,361
Peak year (United States)
1920
Peak-year count
409
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Elmo was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
10,338 births recorded 1880–2023 · peaked in 1920 with 409 births
Most common in: Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Virginia, Oklahoma
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
23 births recorded 1925–2006 · peaked in 2005 with 7 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Elmo’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #3599 | — |
| 1986 | #3268 | ↑331 |
| 1987 | #3339 | ↓71 |
| 1988 | #3523 | ↓184 |
| 1989 | #6941 | ↓3418 |
| 1990 | #4993 | ↑1948 |
| 1991 | #4476 | ↑517 |
| 1992 | #5660 | ↓1184 |
| 1993 | #6228 | ↓568 |
| 1994 | #3596 | ↑2632 |
| 1996 | #7136 | ↓3540 |
| 1997 | #6618 | ↑518 |
| 1998 | #7560 | ↓942 |
| 1999 | #8704 | ↓1144 |
| 2001 | #6013 | ↑2691 |
| 2003 | #8643 | ↓2630 |
| 2009 | #12491 | ↓3848 |
| 2013 | #12136 | ↑355 |
| 2021 | #10799 | ↑1337 |
| 2023 | #12239 | ↓1440 |