Elway vs Elwood

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

Name A

Elway

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Name B

Elwood

Boy name · Rank #2099

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Metric Elway Elwood
Current Rank Unranked #2099
Total Births (all years) 39 20,786
Peak Year 2016 1921
Peak Year Births 8 613
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2008 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elway Elwood
1880s - 274
1890s - 356
1900s - 504
1910s - 3,908
1920s - 5,494
1930s - 3,553
1940s - 2,593
1950s - 1,642
1960s - 880
1970s - 421
1980s - 233
1990s - 146
2000s 6 115
2010s 27 339
2020s 6 328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elway Elwood
2014 6 36
2015 - 52
2016 8 51
2017 - 43
2018 8 39
2019 - 33
2020 - 42
2021 - 50
2022 6 43
2023 - 41
2024 - 71
2025 - 81

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, 2008–2022.

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