Elward is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Elward is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1959. Elward first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1923 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 7 | — | #3,374 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #3,559 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,463 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,435 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | #2,850 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #2,943 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #3,222 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #3,332 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #3,603 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #3,224 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #2,709 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #2,999 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | #2,501 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,373 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,420 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,491 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | #2,027 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #2,843 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,329 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #2,718 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | #2,443 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #2,464 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #3,875 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #2,872 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,051 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | #2,273 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #2,682 |
| 1920 | 13 | — | #2,368 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,730 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #2,938 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,020 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #2,995 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #2,897 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,505 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #2,957 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,363 |