Elward

EHL-werd /ˈɛlwɚd/
boy 2 syllables fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1923 (16 births).

About the name Elward

PronunciationEHL-werd /ˈɛlwɚd/
16peak births 1923
1912first in SSA data

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How popular is Elward?

Boys named Elward
191219201930194019501959
Boys named Elward per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1959 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1959) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Elward total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19597—#3,374
19546—#3,559
19516—#3,463
19496—#3,435
19488—#2,850
19478—#2,943
19446—#3,222
19436—#3,332
19405—#3,603
19396—#3,224
19388—#2,709
19377—#2,999
19369—#2,501
19356—#3,373
193310—#2,420
19326—#3,491
193114—#2,027
19309—#2,843
19297—#3,329
192810—#2,718
192712—#2,443
192612—#2,464
19256—#3,875
192410—#2,872
192316—#2,051
192214—#2,273
192111—#2,682
192013—#2,368
191910—#2,730
19189—#2,938
19178—#3,020
19168—#2,995
19158—#2,897
19148—#2,505
19135—#2,957
19126—#2,363
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