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How popular is the name Elmo?

Births per year, rank history and how many Elmos are alive today.

Elmo (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2007 (ranked 3095th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since.

The Elmo you are most likely to meet is around 18 years old. Half of all Elmos born in England and Wales are between 16 and 31, and there are at least 68 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Elmo - on average, only one in every 4,456 such rooms contains a Elmo.

How many babies are named Elmo each year?

02420001997: 32007: 5actual

Where does Elmo rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,00020001997: ranked 2,8592007: ranked 3,095

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Elmo per year in England and Wales, 1997 to 2007, peaking at about 5 in 2007
Elmo: births per year in England and Wales, 1997-2007. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Elmo most popular?

Elmo peaked in 2007, when 5 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Elmo?

At least 68 people named Elmo born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Elmo?

Most living Elmos are between 16 and 31; the most common age is about 18.

Is Elmo becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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