First Name ELWOOD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ELWOOD is ranked as the 1471st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 18,355.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.76 people named ELWOOD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 72% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ELWOOD is 6,832.
  • The SSA data also shows that ELWOOD is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names ELWOOD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 18,355 +/-2.6%
  • National Rank 1,471
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 6,832
  • National Rank 2,616
  • Percentile Rank 97.17%
  • Proportion/100k 2.14

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ELWOOD is 81.8% White, 1.9% Hispanic origin, 13.3% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name ELWOOD have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name ELWOOD is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name ELWOOD

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.8% 63.9% 17.9%
Hispanic origin 1.9% 16.3% -14.4%
Black 13.3% 12.3% 1.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named ELWOOD is Pennsylvania where 2,880 people have this name.
  • Pennsylvania is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ELWOOD, as 22.52 in every 100,000 Pennsylvanians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Pennsylvania.
  • Pennsylvania is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 8 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Hampshire (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names ELWOOD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 482 3.74 96.6% Indiana 280 4.25 95.1% Iowa 139 4.49 94.5% Kansas 148 5.09 91.1% Michigan 523 5.28 98.2% Minnesota 360 6.59 97.2% Missouri 126 4.22 91.9% Nebraska 99 5.24 88.4% North Dakota 80 10.87 82.8% Ohio 977 8.42 97.7% South Dakota 150 17.62 87.4% Wisconsin 212 3.68 96.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ELWOOD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 482 3.74 96.6%
Indiana 280 4.25 95.1%
Iowa 139 4.49 94.5%
Kansas 148 5.09 91.1%
Michigan 523 5.28 98.2%
Minnesota 360 6.59 97.2%
Missouri 126 4.22 91.9%
Nebraska 99 5.24 88.4%
North Dakota 80 10.87 82.8%
Ohio 977 8.42 97.7%
South Dakota 150 17.62 87.4%
Wisconsin 212 3.68 96.0%
West State Statistics First-Names ELWOOD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 71.7% Arizona 296 4.4 93.9% California 1,115 2.87 98.0% Colorado 236 4.41 93.8% Hawaii 54 3.82 87.3% Idaho 133 8.12 89.3% Montana 55 5.36 80.8% Nevada 138 4.85 90.9% New Mexico 30 1.42 71.1% Oregon 190 4.78 92.7% Utah 157 5.35 90.6% Washington 214 3.02 95.7% Wyoming 75 12.77 82.2%

West States
State stats for the first name ELWOOD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 71.7%
Arizona 296 4.4 93.9%
California 1,115 2.87 98.0%
Colorado 236 4.41 93.8%
Hawaii 54 3.82 87.3%
Idaho 133 8.12 89.3%
Montana 55 5.36 80.8%
Nevada 138 4.85 90.9%
New Mexico 30 1.42 71.1%
Oregon 190 4.78 92.7%
Utah 157 5.35 90.6%
Washington 214 3.02 95.7%
Wyoming 75 12.77 82.2%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names ELWOOD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 80.3% Maine 51 3.83 80.1% Massachusetts 49 0.72 80.1% New Hampshire 9 0.7 16.2% New Jersey 292 3.27 94.9% New York 734 3.72 98.0% Pennsylvania 2,880 22.52 98.8% Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.5% Vermont 51 8.13 87.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ELWOOD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 80.3%
Maine 51 3.83 80.1%
Massachusetts 49 0.72 80.1%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 16.2%
New Jersey 292 3.27 94.9%
New York 734 3.72 98.0%
Pennsylvania 2,880 22.52 98.8%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.5%
Vermont 51 8.13 87.3%
South State Statistics First-Names ELWOOD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 167 3.44 93.7% Arkansas 96 3.24 90.2% Delaware 203 21.67 96.4% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 78.2% Florida 986 4.95 98.5% Georgia 336 3.32 96.3% Kentucky 739 16.74 96.6% Louisiana 502 10.81 96.2% Maryland 760 12.72 98.0% Mississippi 126 4.22 91.9% North Carolina 1,132 11.39 98.5% Oklahoma 157 4.04 92.1% South Carolina 345 7.15 95.6% Tennessee 196 2.99 94.7% Texas 893 3.31 98.1% Virginia 1,421 17.06 98.3% West Virginia 164 8.85 89.4%

South States
State stats for the first name ELWOOD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 167 3.44 93.7%
Arkansas 96 3.24 90.2%
Delaware 203 21.67 96.4%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 78.2%
Florida 986 4.95 98.5%
Georgia 336 3.32 96.3%
Kentucky 739 16.74 96.6%
Louisiana 502 10.81 96.2%
Maryland 760 12.72 98.0%
Mississippi 126 4.22 91.9%
North Carolina 1,132 11.39 98.5%
Oklahoma 157 4.04 92.1%
South Carolina 345 7.15 95.6%
Tennessee 196 2.99 94.7%
Texas 893 3.31 98.1%
Virginia 1,421 17.06 98.3%
West Virginia 164 8.85 89.4%
 

Full Names with ELWOOD as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ELWOOD as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named ELWOOD.

The most popular full name is ELWOOD Smith. 1.67% of all the people named ELWOOD have this family name.

There are 2453 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ELWOOD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 ELWOOD Smith 1.67%
2 ELWOOD Johnson 0.99%
3 ELWOOD Miller 0.86%
4 ELWOOD Williams 0.63%
5 ELWOOD Brown 0.61%
6 ELWOOD Anderson 0.53%
7 ELWOOD Jones 0.51%
8 ELWOOD King 0.48%
9 ELWOOD Davis 0.46%
10 ELWOOD Hall 0.35%
11 ELWOOD White 0.35%
12 ELWOOD Baker 0.33%
13 ELWOOD Martin 0.33%
14 ELWOOD Wilson 0.33%
15 ELWOOD Taylor 0.30%
16 ELWOOD Hill 0.28%
17 ELWOOD Lewis 0.28%
18 ELWOOD Mitchell 0.28%
19 ELWOOD Nelson 0.28%
20 ELWOOD Evans 0.25%

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