Elwood
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Elwood
The "el-" sound is red-hot these days, and a myriad of place names and surnames give this name a wealth of possible namesakes. The main drawback is its kinship to the name of the hero of the Legally Blond series, Elle Woods, though that will fade with time.
Elwood is also given to girls.
Pronounced EL-wood.
As of October 2026, Elwood ranked #1921 for boys in US births in 2025 and #3197 for girls in US births in 1933 SSA, peaked at #204 for boys in 1915 and #2826 for girls in 1921.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,107 | 36 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,439 | 52 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,485 | 51 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,811 | 43 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,009 | 39 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,438 | 33 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,855 | 42 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,593 | 50 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,929 | 43 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #3,016 | 41 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,134 | 69 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,921 | 81 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Elwood for boys
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Elwood on lists
Famous Elwoods
- Elwood HaynesBoy
American inventor and metallurgist
- Elwood Richard QuesadaBoy
U.S. Air Force general and baseball team owner
- Elwood Stanley BrownBoy
American sports organizer
- Elwood HalesBoy
son of Kacey Ainsworth & Darren Hales
- Elwood Jack OwenBoy
son of Emma Ferguson & Mark Owen
Elwood in pop culture
- Elwood P. DowdBoy
main character in the play and movie 'Harvey'
- Elwood BluesBoy
one of The Blues Brothers