Boys' name · since 1912
Elo
117 babies named Elo in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,365 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,965 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
117 babies have been named Elo since 1912, making it today's #8965 boys' name.
Elo has 117 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8965 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of boys, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #16,365 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,965 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elo ranks #16,365 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,965 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 117 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #16,365 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,965 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Elo's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Elo compares
117 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elo's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elo splits its recorded history at 1924: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Elo by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (46 births, 39% of the file).
1910s was Elo's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Elo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 46 births (39% of all-time use).
Elo by state
Where Elo concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 41 | 35.0% |
41 of 117 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elo's data
- Elo's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Elos (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.