Elmo Popularity by Year
Follow Elmo across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Elmo birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boys | 5 | #12,239 | Down 1,440 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 6 | #10,799 | Up 1,337 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 5 | #12,136 | Up 355 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 5 | #12,491 | Down 3,848 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 7 | #8,643 | Down 2,630 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 11 | #6,013 | Up 2,691 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 6 | #8,704 | Down 1,144 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 7 | #7,560 | Down 942 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 8 | #6,618 | Up 518 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 7 | #7,136 | Down 3,540 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 18 | #3,596 | Up 2,632 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 8 | #6,228 | Down 568 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 9 | #5,660 | Down 1,184 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 12 | #4,476 | Up 517 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 10 | #4,993 | Up 1,948 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 6 | #6,941 | Down 3,418 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 14 | #3,523 | Down 184 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 14 | #3,339 | Down 71 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 14 | #3,268 | Up 331 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 12 | #3,599 | Down 643 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 15 | #2,956 | Down 379 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 18 | #2,577 | Up 705 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 13 | #3,282 | Down 503 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 16 | #2,779 | Up 1,355 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 9 | #4,134 | Down 1,237 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 15 | #2,897 | Down 98 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 15 | #2,799 | Down 243 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 17 | #2,556 | Down 728 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 27 | #1,828 | Up 377 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 20 | #2,205 | Up 72 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 18 | #2,277 | Down 153 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 19 | #2,124 | Down 476 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 28 | #1,648 | Up 478 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 19 | #2,126 | Down 332 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 24 | #1,794 | Down 443 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 35 | #1,351 | Up 155 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 27 | #1,506 | Down 142 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 31 | #1,364 | Up 37 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 30 | #1,401 | Up 55 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 28 | #1,456 | Down 330 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 46 | #1,126 | Up 129 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 38 | #1,255 | Down 40 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 41 | #1,215 | Down 137 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 52 | #1,078 | Up 53 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 48 | #1,131 | Down 138 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 60 | #993 | Up 56 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 53 | #1,049 | Down 121 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 66 | #928 | Up 12 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 63 | #940 | Down 66 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 71 | #874 | Down 74 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 81 | #800 | Up 58 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 70 | #858 | Up 12 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 65 | #870 | Down 121 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 86 | #749 | Up 35 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 76 | #784 | Up 30 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 71 | #814 | Down 126 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 94 | #688 | Up 4 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 100 | #692 | Down 44 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 99 | #648 | Up 36 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 78 | #684 | Down 115 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 116 | #569 | Up 7 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 121 | #576 | Down 26 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 125 | #550 | Up 9 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 115 | #559 | Up 23 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 103 | #582 | Down 45 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 113 | #537 | Down 42 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 137 | #495 | Up 13 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 128 | #508 | Down 39 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 5 | #4,255 | Down 554 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 144 | #469 | Down 3 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 6 | #3,701 | Up 517 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 148 | #466 | Up 21 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 138 | #487 | Down 37 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 150 | #450 | Down 2 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 5 | #4,218 | Down 1,297 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 158 | #448 | Up 43 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 137 | #491 | Down 58 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 183 | #433 | Up 20 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 170 | #453 | Down 70 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 10 | #2,921 | Up 1,274 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 235 | #383 | Up 4 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 6 | #4,195 | Down 1,149 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 235 | #387 | Down 13 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 243 | #374 | Down 18 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 10 | #3,046 | Down 855 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 273 | #356 | Down 28 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 17 | #2,191 | Up 1,202 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 313 | #328 | Down 17 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 9 | #3,393 | Down 43 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 338 | #311 | Up 12 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 9 | #3,350 | Down 738 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 317 | #323 | Down 30 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 13 | #2,612 | Up 552 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 370 | #293 | Down 14 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 10 | #3,164 | Down 433 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 397 | #279 | Up 25 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 12 | #2,731 | Down 216 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 324 | #304 | Down 3 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 13 | #2,515 | Up 307 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 334 | #301 | Down 36 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 11 | #2,822 | Down 899 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 366 | #265 | Down 4 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 18 | #1,923 | Down 118 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 363 | #261 | Up 40 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 19 | #1,805 | Up 579 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 286 | #301 | Down 19 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 12 | #2,384 | Up 492 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 247 | #282 | Down 5 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 7 | #2,876 | Down 1,411 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 197 | #277 | Down 6 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 16 | #1,465 | Up 75 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 169 | #271 | Down 20 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 13 | #1,540 | Up 252 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 104 | #251 | Up 12 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 8 | #1,792 | Up 606 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 86 | #263 | Down 16 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 5 | #2,398 | Down 635 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 80 | #247 | Up 60 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 7 | #1,763 | Down 36 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 51 | #307 | Down 34 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 58 | #273 | Up 8 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 50 | #281 | Up 129 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 6 | #1,727 | — |
| 1905 | Boys | 27 | #410 | Down 9 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 27 | #401 | Down 31 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 27 | #370 | Up 10 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 27 | #380 | Down 46 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 29 | #334 | Up 9 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 40 | #343 | Up 72 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 20 | #415 | Down 76 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 32 | #339 | Up 72 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 21 | #411 | Down 4 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 23 | #407 | Down 39 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 26 | #368 | Up 226 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 12 | #594 | Down 135 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 16 | #459 | Up 88 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 14 | #547 | Down 91 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 15 | #456 | Up 110 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 12 | #566 | Down 41 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 13 | #525 | Down 61 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 17 | #464 | Up 215 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 8 | #679 | Down 139 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 12 | #540 | Down 42 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 14 | #498 | Up 49 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 12 | #547 | Down 99 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 16 | #448 | Down 32 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 19 | #416 | Up 179 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 9 | #595 | Down 130 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 15 | #465 | — |