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Elo

100% boys · 8 born in 2025

Elo has been given to about 117 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 45
Median age today3 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Elo per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1917 · 10
  • Born in 20258
  • All time117

How popular is Elo?

Its best year was 1917, when 10 babies were given the name, ranking 2608th. The typical living American called Elo is about 3 years old today.

Names that sound like Elo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elmo0.75
  2. Eloy0.71
  3. Elio0.70
  4. Eldon0.60
  5. Elton0.60
  6. Elroy0.60
  7. Eli0.57
  8. Angelo0.57

Middle names for Elo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Elo Paul0.83
  2. Elo Lee0.83
  3. Elo Dean0.82
  4. Elo Blake0.82
  5. Elo Bryce0.82
  6. Elo Wade0.82

Sibling names for Elo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleither · 0.67
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.64
  3. Lettiesister · 0.60
  4. Birdiesister · 0.59
  5. Winonasister · 0.59
  6. Forestbrother · 0.59

Where Elo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Elo White0.78
    2. Elo Reyes0.78
    3. Elo Nguyen0.78
    4. Elo Lee0.78
    5. Elo Hill0.78
    6. Elo Hall0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Elo

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.