Is Ellwood a boy or girl name?

Ellwood is a boy’s name. Of the 1,979 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Ellwood

Recorded 1882–2021 · United States

Ellwood was most popular in 1918, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,457 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,979 people named Ellwood.

Ellwood over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ellwood’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ellwood a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ellwood is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,979 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ellwood

Where Ellwood is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Explore further

See Ellwood on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org