Elmo

Boy name

Elmo has been given to 10,338 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.

Meaning & origin /ˈɛlmoʊ/

From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar. * By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer.

Origin: Italian

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,338

Peak year

1920 (409 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Elmo.

10,339 babies since 1880

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