Elwood

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Elwood: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Elwood: Recorded since 2004, it reached #810 in 2018, and it stood at #1,132 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
21years from first to last
#810highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2004–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2004	#2578
2006	#2870
2007	#1506
2008	#1706
2009	#1568
2010	#942
2011	#1087
2012	#837
2013	#1001
2014	#916
2015	#950
2016	#884
2017	#943
2018	#810
2019	#974
2020	#1085
2021	#907
2022	#1268
2023	#1799
2024	#1132

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 20 of the 21 years from 2004 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2004–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #2578 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #810 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1132 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Elwood by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Elwood in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	50	5 of 10	10
2010sbusiest	317	10 of 10	32
2020s	117	5 of 10	23

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 32 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Elwood appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #810 in England and Wales in 2018.

Elwood's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1132	25	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1799	13	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1268	21	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#907	33	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1085	25	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#974	29	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#810	39	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#943	32	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#884	35	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#950	31	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#916	32	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1001	28	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#837	37	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1087	24	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#942	30	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1568	14	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1706	12	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1506	14	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2004 and 2024, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #810, first reached in 2018.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 39 births, registered in England and Wales in 2018.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
19 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#1,132position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
39births registered in its largest year, 201825 to 49 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Nansi · #812, 22y
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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Effy · #812, 18y
Nansi · #812, 22y
Layla-Mae · #813, 18y
Zephaniah · #814, 25y

Elwood was ranked #810 in England and Wales · Boys in 2018. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Elwood and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Elwood without appearing here.

Elwood moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1799 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1132 and #5119.
Fredrik Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1799 and #1272 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1132 and #3254.
Willow Compare
In 2006 they stood at #2870 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #1506 and #3589.
Hans Compare
In 2008 they stood at #1706 and #1511 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #1568 and #3227.

Moved ahead of Elwood

Cillian Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2578 and #3009 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #2870 and #1084.

Moved the opposite way to Elwood

Aaron Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elwood went from #2578 to #1132 while Aaron went from #41 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elwood went from #2578 to #1132 while Adam went from #24 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elwood went from #2578 to #1132 while Alan went from #275 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elwood went from #2578 to #1132 while Alex went from #46 to #171.

Moved the same way as Elwood

Albie Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elwood went from #2578 to #1132 and Albie from #408 to #19.
Alfred Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elwood went from #2578 to #1132 and Alfred from #171 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elwood went from #2578 to #1132 and Archie from #45 to #10.
Arlo Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Elwood went from #2578 to #1132 and Arlo from #875 to #15.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #810 in England and Wales in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Elwood by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Elwood at a glance

Elwood by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Elwood moved ahead of

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