Recorded 2008–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 39 births

Elway — boys' name

39 babies named Elway in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s272020s6
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Elway was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

8 babies were named Elway in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elway

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Elway between 2008 and 2022, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elway currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elway performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elway shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elway in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 39 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elway at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

39

Since 2008

15 years of records

Peak year

2016

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2008

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2022

Elway popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2008

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Elway by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27 births that decade — 69% of Elway's all-time total
2000s62010s272020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elway?
39 babies have been named Elway since 2008. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 8 births.
When was Elway most popular?
Elway was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Elway been used?
Elway has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Elway?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elwood, Elwin, Elwyn, Elward, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.