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Origin & history of Elmo1
Germanic / Italian roots
Elmo comes from the Germanic / Italian tradition, meaning A Helmet.
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How popular is Elmo?
1920
peak year
Today, Elmo is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11964), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1920, 397 babies were given the name (ranked #279 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 10,338 babies have been registered as Elmo since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
397
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #279)
(ranked #279)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
10,338
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Elmo9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
E5
L3
M4
O6
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Elmo🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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Names that combine with ElmoSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Elmo.
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