Elmo is a boy's name of Italian origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. It is a rare choice in US records.
Elmo belongs to the Italian tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess. It travels in a few spellings: Guglielmo.
In the United States, Elmo first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #247 in 1909, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 10,091 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Elmo is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Italian origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Elmo is a boy name.
Elmo comes from the Italian tradition. It is also spelled Guglielmo.
Elmo first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #247 in 1909, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Elmo is pronounced /ˈɛlmoʊ/ (IPA).
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