Elwood: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “elder tree forest”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- EL-wuud · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
An English surname and given name from Old English elements referring to the elder tree and woodland. It is also associated with place-name usage.
How popular is Elwood?
Babies named Elwood in 202469
2024 rank#2,129 boys
Peak year1915
Total US babies since 188020,755
Elwood is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Elwood
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Elwood questions
What does the name Elwood mean?
Elwood means "elder tree forest". It comes from Old English. An English surname and given name from Old English elements referring to the elder tree and woodland. It is also associated with place-name usage.
Is Elwood a boy or girl name?
Elwood is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Elwood?
69 US babies were named Elwood in 2024. Its peak year was 1915.
How do you pronounce Elwood?
Elwood is usually pronounced EL-wuud.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.