How Many People Are Named Elmo?
people named Elmo are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 183,360 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,338 babies named Elmo in Social Security records from 1880 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
409 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element helm meaning "helmet, protection". It is also a derivative of ERASMUS, via the old Italian diminutive Ermo. Saint Elmo, also known as Saint Erasmus, was a 4th-century martyr who is the patron of sailors. Saint Elmo's fire is said to be a sign of his protection.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Elmo (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elmo alive today is about 67 years old, and 72% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elmo first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 409 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Elmo has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #247, in 1909.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #247 (1909) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #340 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elmo alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elmo were born in Texas than in any other state: about 230 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elmo was given 6.5 times as often in Louisiana, 3.4 times in Texas and 3.4 times in Utah.
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