Boy name Italian;Germanic origin Catholic tradition

Elmo

EL-mo · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Helmet;protection;short for Erasmus
Language
Italian;Germanic
Culture
Italian
Religion
Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · saintly
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Popularity over time

2023 rank#12773
2023 births5
Peak year1920
First appeared1880
Total US births10,091
1920 peak18801916195219872023
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Elmoe
In other languages
Elmo (Italian)Erasmus (Latin)

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Notable people named Elmo

Saint Elmo
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