Elwood is an established boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Elwood is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,921 for boy births in the United States (and #4,090 across all names), given to 81 babies. Elwood first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (613 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,921 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | — | #2,104 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | — | #3,021 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,931 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,595 |
| 2020 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,856 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,440 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,011 |
| 2017 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,812 |
| 2016 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,485 |
| 2015 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,440 |
| 2014 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,107 |
| 2013 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,603 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,745 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,271 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,895 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,890 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,512 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,370 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,066 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,768 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,245 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,878 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,214 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,149 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,116 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,603 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,474 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,312 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | — | #3,882 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,239 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | #4,154 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | — | #5,114 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #4,987 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | — | #3,154 |
| 1990 | 20 | — | — | #3,091 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | — | #2,317 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | — | #3,113 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | — | #2,985 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | — | #2,545 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | — | #2,865 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | — | #2,732 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | — | #2,515 |
| 1982 | 30 | — | — | #1,869 |
| 1981 | 32 | — | — | #1,781 |
| 1980 | 34 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1979 | 33 | — | — | #1,726 |
| 1978 | 42 | — | — | #1,444 |
| 1977 | 25 | — | — | #1,962 |
| 1976 | 41 | — | — | #1,396 |
| 1975 | 37 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1974 | 39 | — | — | #1,375 |
| 1973 | 50 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1972 | 43 | — | — | #1,267 |
| 1971 | 57 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1970 | 54 | — | — | #1,120 |
| 1969 | 65 | — | — | #951 |
| 1968 | 66 | — | — | #886 |
| 1967 | 69 | — | — | #863 |
| 1966 | 77 | — | — | #832 |
| 1965 | 75 | — | — | #850 |
| 1964 | 103 | — | — | #754 |
| 1963 | 93 | — | — | #791 |
| 1962 | 108 | — | — | #738 |
| 1961 | 104 | — | — | #756 |
| 1960 | 120 | — | — | #714 |
| 1959 | 120 | — | — | #704 |
| 1958 | 131 | — | — | #667 |
| 1957 | 144 | — | — | #640 |
| 1956 | 153 | — | — | #612 |
| 1955 | 157 | — | — | #585 |
| 1954 | 192 | — | — | #526 |
| 1953 | 164 | — | — | #551 |
| 1952 | 194 | — | — | #502 |
| 1951 | 208 | — | — | #472 |
| 1950 | 179 | — | — | #498 |
| 1949 | 206 | — | — | #460 |
| 1948 | 239 | — | — | #433 |
| 1947 | 270 | — | — | #416 |
| 1946 | 239 | — | — | #411 |
| 1945 | 223 | — | — | #402 |
| 1944 | 253 | — | — | #376 |
| 1943 | 287 | — | — | #362 |
| 1942 | 285 | — | — | #358 |
| 1941 | 303 | — | — | #331 |
| 1940 | 288 | — | — | #337 |
| 1939 | 280 | — | — | #331 |
| 1938 | 315 | — | — | #309 |
| 1937 | 326 | — | — | #298 |
| 1936 | 299 | — | — | #309 |
| 1935 | 314 | — | — | #305 |
| 1934 | 375 | — | — | #277 |
| 1933 | 393 | — | #3,197 | #268 |
| 1932 | 375 | — | — | #281 |
| 1931 | 422 | — | — | #269 |
| 1930 | 467 | — | #4,749 | #260 |
| 1929 | 410 | — | #4,794 | #275 |
| 1928 | 484 | — | #4,934 | #258 |
| 1927 | 541 | — | #3,979 | #244 |
| 1926 | 547 | — | #5,076 | #240 |
| 1925 | 577 | — | #4,584 | #229 |
| 1924 | 606 | — | — | #221 |
| 1923 | 566 | — | — | #234 |
| 1922 | 592 | — | — | #227 |
| 1921 | 625 | — | #2,826 | #215 |
| 1920 | 586 | — | — | #220 |
| 1919 | 589 | — | — | #211 |
| 1918 | 572 | — | — | #215 |
| 1917 | 528 | — | — | #212 |
| 1916 | 526 | — | — | #210 |
| 1915 | 529 | — | — | #204 |
| 1914 | 373 | — | — | #215 |
| 1913 | 322 | — | — | #206 |
| 1912 | 262 | — | — | #212 |
| 1911 | 114 | — | — | #237 |
| 1910 | 93 | — | — | #250 |
| 1909 | 66 | — | — | #279 |
| 1908 | 59 | — | — | #282 |
| 1907 | 52 | — | — | #297 |
| 1906 | 49 | — | — | #290 |
| 1905 | 36 | — | — | #340 |
| 1904 | 52 | — | — | #265 |
| 1903 | 58 | — | — | #241 |
| 1902 | 33 | — | — | #342 |
| 1901 | 48 | — | — | #251 |
| 1900 | 51 | — | — | #290 |
| 1899 | 34 | — | — | #300 |
| 1898 | 35 | — | — | #326 |
| 1897 | 49 | — | — | #250 |
| 1896 | 35 | — | — | #317 |
| 1895 | 43 | — | — | #269 |
| 1894 | 33 | — | — | #306 |
| 1893 | 29 | — | — | #324 |
| 1892 | 40 | — | — | #290 |
| 1891 | 34 | — | — | #278 |
| 1890 | 24 | — | — | #361 |
| 1889 | 29 | — | — | #326 |
| 1888 | 31 | — | — | #325 |
| 1887 | 24 | — | — | #333 |
| 1886 | 31 | — | — | #309 |
| 1885 | 28 | — | — | #321 |
| 1884 | 26 | — | — | #346 |
| 1883 | 24 | — | — | #341 |
| 1882 | 29 | — | — | #319 |
| 1881 | 29 | — | — | #298 |
| 1880 | 23 | — | — | #356 |