Elo
Elo is a surname and a unisex given name. Notable people with the name are as follows:
Meaning & Origin of Elo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elo is a surname and a unisex given name. Notable people with the name are as follows:
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The Story of Elo
Elo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 10 Elos were born — ranking #2,562 that year. As of 2026, Elo ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 109 Elos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Elo
Elo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 109 births in the dataset. Elo's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,562. Use the chart and map above to compare Elo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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