Elwood · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Elwood, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	208
1881	288
1882	255
1883	229
1884	227
1885	260
1886	280
1887	237
1888	257
1889	262
1890	216
1891	336
1892	328
1893	258
1894	285
1895	366
1896	293
1897	435
1898	285
1899	320
1900	339
1901	451
1902	269
1903	486
1904	406
1905	272
1906	368
1907	354
1908	382
1909	402
1910	479
1911	504
1912	609
1913	628
1914	570
1915	623
1916	591
1917	571
1918	564
1919	601
1920	551
1921	557
1922	544
1923	516
1924	535
1925	512
1926	488
1927	474
1928	432
1929	377
1930	421
1931	406
1932	359
1933	388
1934	363
1935	302
1936	288
1937	306
1938	284
1939	253
1940	248
1941	247
1942	206
1943	201
1944	186
1945	166
1946	147
1947	148
1948	136
1949	116
1950	100
1951	110
1952	100
1953	83
1954	94
1955	76
1956	72
1957	67
1958	62
1959	56
1960	56
1961	49
1962	52
1963	46
1964	52
1965	40
1966	43
1967	40
1968	38
1969	36
1970	29
1971	32
1972	27
1973	32
1974	25
1975	24
1976	26
1977	15
1978	26
1979	19
1980	19
1981	18
1982	17
1983	11
1984	9
1985	9
1986	11
1987	9
1988	9
1989	14
1990	10
1991	10
1992	6
1993	6
1994	8
1995	4
1996	9
1997	8
1998	8
1999	8
2000	7
2001	6
2002	3
2003	5
2004	6
2005	6
2006	5
2007	6
2008	6
2009	8
2010	10
2011	9
2012	11
2013	15
2014	19
2015	27
2016	27
2017	23
2018	21
2019	18
2020	24
2021	29
2022	25
2023	24
2024	41
2025	47

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Elwood isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 81
Rank in 2025: #1,919
How rare: 1 in 21,087 boys
Since 1880: 20,786

Most popular in 1913, at 628 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 75% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.