Elmo
Meaning
“Italian short form of Erasmus or Guglielmo, also tied to Saint Elmo, patron saint of sailors.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Elmo peaked in the 1900s and the 1930s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
5,315 people · the #2,629 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 38,462 · median age 53
Among people named Elmo living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Elmo
Most people given the name Elmo in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Elmo you meet today is most often in his 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Elmo deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Elmo truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Elmo fits with your family’s names and surname.
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