Elman vs Elmo

Side-by-side comparison of Elman and Elmo — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Elman

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Name B

Elmo

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Metric Elman Elmo
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 176 10,091
Peak Year 1920 1920
Peak Year Births 17 397
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elman Elmo
1880ss — 135
1890ss — 191
1900ss — 416
1910ss 49 2,476
1920ss 98 2,891
1930ss 5 1,436
1940ss 10 1,022
1950ss — 691
1960ss — 376
1970ss — 202
1980ss — 131
1990ss — 85
2000ss 7 23
2010ss 7 5
2020ss — 11

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elman Elmo
2021 — 6
2023 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2012.

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