Boys' name · since 1881
Elsworth
829 babies named Elsworth in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 829
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elsworth is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 829 have been recorded since 1881.
Elsworth has 829 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1983.
- #5,780 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 829 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elsworth ranks #5,780 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 829 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 829
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elsworth's 829 recorded births place it above 87.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Elsworth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Elsworth's full recorded timeline at 1932, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Elsworth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1983
- Peak year (1917)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Elsworth by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (266 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Elsworth's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Elsworth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 27
1880s
27 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
220 births
- 1920s
1920s
266 births
- 1930s
1930s
127 births
- 1940s 76
1940s
76 births
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 266 births (32% of all-time use).
How Elsworth compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elsworth's total volume
Elsworth by state
Where Elsworth concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
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What to do with Elsworth's data
- Elsworth's decade-level peak was the 1920s (266 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Elsworths (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elsworth: 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 (~102 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, 1881–1983 (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 Elsworth 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.