Elmo

Italian from German

"protector"

The name Elmo is currently ranked #941 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #247 in 1909. It is currently rising in popularity. Elmo is occasionally used for girls in 1937.

Elmo Rank in US Top 1000

# 941 in the US

Popularity of the name Elmo

• 1666 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Elmo

• Elmo Langley American NASCAR driver
• Saint Elmo aka Erasmus of Formia Croatian martyr and patron of sailors
• (Saint) Elmo Sylvester Hope American jazz pianist
• Elmo Everett Smith American politician; 27th governor of Oregon
• Elmo Russell "Bud" Zumwalt Jr. U.S. Navy admiral
• (Otto) Elmo Lincoln American actor
• (William) Elmo Tanner American whistler, singer and bandleader
• Saint Elmo Brady first African,American to receive a Ph.D.
• Elmo Shropshire American singer of duo Elmo & Patsy

The name Elmo in Pop Culture

• Elmo red Muppet on TV's "Sesame Street"
• Captain Elmo Armstrong main character in 1919 film "Elmo the Mighty"
• Elmo "Mo" Jones character on TV series "Thief"
• Elmo Putney character on British TV series "Brush Strokes"
• Elmo elf in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle,Earth
• St. Elmo's Fire weather phenomenon
• St. Elmo's Fire 1985 film