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

Boy name

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Name B

Elwood

Boy name · Rank #2129

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Elway Elwood
Current Rank Unranked #2129
Total Births (all years) 39 20,702
Peak Year 2016 1921
Peak Year Births 8 613
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2008 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elway Elwood
1880ss — 274
1890ss — 356
1900ss — 504
1910ss — 3,908
1920ss — 5,494
1930ss — 3,553
1940ss — 2,593
1950ss — 1,642
1960ss — 879
1970ss — 421
1980ss — 233
1990ss — 146
2000ss 6 115
2010ss 27 339
2020ss 6 245

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 — 69

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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