Elmo is an established boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Elmo is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Elmo was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (397 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,781 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,162 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,695 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,042 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,946 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,148 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,049 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #7,832 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #6,807 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,372 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | — | #3,641 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,397 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #5,782 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | — | #4,569 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,110 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,261 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | — | #3,583 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | — | #3,392 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | — | #3,310 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | — | #3,657 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | — | #2,996 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | #2,605 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | — | #3,349 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | — | #2,812 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | — | #4,246 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | — | #2,932 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | — | #2,830 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | — | #2,588 |
| 1976 | 27 | — | — | #1,844 |
| 1975 | 20 | — | — | #2,236 |
| 1974 | 18 | — | — | #2,305 |
| 1973 | 19 | — | — | #2,154 |
| 1972 | 28 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | #2,155 |
| 1970 | 24 | — | — | #1,813 |
| 1969 | 35 | — | — | #1,363 |
| 1968 | 27 | — | — | #1,519 |
| 1967 | 31 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1966 | 30 | — | — | #1,407 |
| 1965 | 28 | — | — | #1,462 |
| 1964 | 46 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1963 | 38 | — | — | #1,259 |
| 1962 | 41 | — | — | #1,218 |
| 1961 | 52 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1960 | 48 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1959 | 60 | — | — | #997 |
| 1958 | 53 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1957 | 66 | — | — | #931 |
| 1956 | 63 | — | — | #943 |
| 1955 | 71 | — | — | #879 |
| 1954 | 81 | — | — | #802 |
| 1953 | 70 | — | — | #858 |
| 1952 | 65 | — | — | #873 |
| 1951 | 86 | — | — | #754 |
| 1950 | 76 | — | — | #784 |
| 1949 | 71 | — | — | #815 |
| 1948 | 94 | — | — | #688 |
| 1947 | 100 | — | — | #692 |
| 1946 | 99 | — | — | #649 |
| 1945 | 78 | — | — | #685 |
| 1944 | 116 | — | — | #570 |
| 1943 | 121 | — | — | #576 |
| 1942 | 125 | — | — | #550 |
| 1941 | 115 | — | — | #561 |
| 1940 | 103 | — | — | #583 |
| 1939 | 113 | — | — | #537 |
| 1938 | 137 | — | — | #496 |
| 1937 | 133 | — | #4,436 | #509 |
| 1936 | 150 | — | #3,826 | #469 |
| 1935 | 148 | — | — | #466 |
| 1934 | 138 | — | — | #488 |
| 1933 | 155 | — | #4,403 | #451 |
| 1932 | 158 | — | — | #450 |
| 1931 | 137 | — | — | #491 |
| 1930 | 183 | — | — | #433 |
| 1929 | 180 | — | #2,988 | #454 |
| 1928 | 241 | — | #4,339 | #383 |
| 1927 | 235 | — | — | #387 |
| 1926 | 253 | — | #3,112 | #374 |
| 1925 | 290 | — | #2,216 | #356 |
| 1924 | 322 | — | #3,473 | #328 |
| 1923 | 347 | — | #3,454 | #311 |
| 1922 | 330 | — | #2,656 | #325 |
| 1921 | 380 | — | #3,229 | #294 |
| 1920 | 409 | — | #2,776 | #279 |
| 1919 | 337 | — | #2,556 | #305 |
| 1918 | 345 | — | #2,870 | #301 |
| 1917 | 384 | — | #1,939 | #265 |
| 1916 | 382 | — | #1,821 | #261 |
| 1915 | 298 | — | #2,432 | #302 |
| 1914 | 254 | — | #2,981 | #282 |
| 1913 | 213 | — | #1,483 | #279 |
| 1912 | 182 | — | #1,557 | #271 |
| 1911 | 112 | — | #1,832 | #251 |
| 1910 | 91 | — | #2,524 | #264 |
| 1909 | 87 | — | #1,822 | #247 |
| 1908 | 51 | — | — | #307 |
| 1907 | 58 | — | — | #275 |
| 1906 | 56 | — | #1,799 | #284 |
| 1905 | 27 | — | — | #416 |
| 1904 | 27 | — | — | #403 |
| 1903 | 27 | — | — | #374 |
| 1902 | 27 | — | — | #382 |
| 1901 | 29 | — | — | #340 |
| 1900 | 40 | — | — | #345 |
| 1899 | 20 | — | — | #417 |
| 1898 | 32 | — | — | #342 |
| 1897 | 21 | — | — | #415 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | — | #409 |
| 1895 | 26 | — | — | #372 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | — | #602 |
| 1893 | 16 | — | — | #467 |
| 1892 | 14 | — | — | #555 |
| 1891 | 15 | — | — | #460 |
| 1890 | 12 | — | — | #575 |
| 1889 | 13 | — | — | #534 |
| 1888 | 17 | — | — | #470 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #703 |
| 1886 | 12 | — | — | #554 |
| 1885 | 14 | — | — | #508 |
| 1884 | 12 | — | — | #553 |
| 1883 | 16 | — | — | #452 |
| 1882 | 19 | — | — | #416 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | — | #617 |
| 1880 | 15 | — | — | #470 |