Gender
Origin
- English
- The ruler of the elves.
From the old forest
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Pronunciation
e-lwood, el-wood
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #215, 613 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1919, 81 births)
- Girls: peak in 1921 (rank #2762, 12 births); most recent 1933 (rank #3109, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | – |
| 2024 | 69 | – |
| 2023 | 41 | – |
| 2022 | 43 | – |
| 2021 | 50 | – |
| 2020 | 42 | – |
| 2019 | 33 | – |
| 2018 | 39 | – |
| 2017 | 43 | – |
| 2016 | 51 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #811, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1704, 15 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2017 | 32 |
| 2016 | 35 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #2261, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence