Elmer
Boy name · Old English origin
Elmer at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Old English
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,166 in 2024
Elmer popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #41 | 373 |
| 1890 | #38 | 528 |
| 1893 | #32 | 574 |
| 1900 | #38 | 699 |
| 1910 | #48 | 760 |
| 1920 | #45 | 4,206 |
| 1930 | #80 | 2,476 |
| 1940 | #144 | 1,220 |
| 1950 | #226 | 809 |
| 1960 | #342 | 515 |
| 1970 | #476 | 286 |
| 1980 | #681 | 162 |
| 1990 | #691 | 215 |
| 2000 | #850 | 188 |
| 2010 | #1,005 | 195 |
| 2020 | #1,308 | 138 |
| 2024 | #1,166 | 178 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #41 | 373 |
| 1881 | #38 | 388 |
| 1882 | #38 | 441 |
| 1883 | #40 | 423 |
| 1884 | #35 | 523 |
| 1885 | #40 | 443 |
| 1886 | #35 | 485 |
| 1887 | #36 | 467 |
| 1888 | #39 | 527 |
| 1889 | #34 | 557 |
| 1890 | #38 | 528 |
| 1891 | #36 | 508 |
| 1892 | #36 | 592 |
| 1893 | #32 | 574 |
| 1894 | #37 | 575 |
| 1895 | #34 | 610 |
| 1896 | #36 | 576 |
| 1897 | #34 | 587 |
| 1898 | #40 | 583 |
| 1899 | #37 | 514 |
| 1900 | #38 | 699 |
| 1901 | #38 | 520 |
| 1902 | #40 | 574 |
| 1903 | #40 | 556 |
| 1904 | #39 | 620 |
| 1905 | #41 | 602 |
| 1906 | #42 | 598 |
| 1907 | #44 | 616 |
| 1908 | #42 | 689 |
| 1909 | #45 | 687 |
| 1910 | #48 | 760 |
| 1911 | #48 | 894 |
| 1912 | #47 | 1,840 |
| 1913 | #45 | 2,323 |
| 1914 | #46 | 2,878 |
| 1915 | #45 | 3,802 |
| 1916 | #45 | 3,936 |
| 1917 | #45 | 3,812 |
| 1918 | #44 | 4,373 |
| 1919 | #44 | 3,982 |
| 1920 | #45 | 4,206 |
| 1921 | #48 | 4,146 |
| 1922 | #54 | 3,738 |
| 1923 | #57 | 3,630 |
| 1924 | #57 | 3,731 |
| 1925 | #61 | 3,356 |
| 1926 | #61 | 3,233 |
| 1927 | #61 | 3,205 |
| 1928 | #63 | 2,977 |
| 1929 | #70 | 2,697 |
| 1930 | #80 | 2,476 |
| 1931 | #82 | 2,265 |
| 1932 | #94 | 2,058 |
| 1933 | #101 | 1,787 |
| 1934 | #108 | 1,709 |
| 1935 | #115 | 1,592 |
| 1936 | #121 | 1,412 |
| 1937 | #120 | 1,413 |
| 1938 | #130 | 1,330 |
| 1939 | #132 | 1,328 |
| 1940 | #144 | 1,220 |
| 1941 | #147 | 1,202 |
| 1942 | #158 | 1,228 |
| 1943 | #154 | 1,311 |
| 1944 | #164 | 1,069 |
| 1945 | #169 | 969 |
| 1946 | #178 | 1,046 |
| 1947 | #201 | 997 |
| 1948 | #203 | 970 |
| 1949 | #215 | 867 |
| 1950 | #226 | 809 |
| 1951 | #226 | 842 |
| 1952 | #245 | 761 |
| 1953 | #265 | 688 |
| 1954 | #271 | 673 |
| 1955 | #261 | 714 |
| 1956 | #286 | 656 |
| 1957 | #289 | 660 |
| 1958 | #329 | 549 |
| 1959 | #337 | 529 |
| 1960 | #342 | 515 |
| 1961 | #363 | 478 |
| 1962 | #385 | 434 |
| 1963 | #398 | 409 |
| 1964 | #406 | 389 |
| 1965 | #405 | 376 |
| 1966 | #426 | 319 |
| 1967 | #434 | 306 |
| 1968 | #435 | 307 |
| 1969 | #450 | 300 |
| 1970 | #476 | 286 |
| 1971 | #486 | 271 |
| 1972 | #502 | 245 |
| 1973 | #539 | 209 |
| 1974 | #537 | 222 |
| 1975 | #590 | 187 |
| 1976 | #598 | 184 |
| 1977 | #639 | 176 |
| 1978 | #652 | 166 |
| 1979 | #618 | 191 |
| 1980 | #681 | 162 |
| 1981 | #689 | 157 |
| 1982 | #708 | 151 |
| 1983 | #698 | 150 |
| 1984 | #677 | 163 |
| 1985 | #752 | 140 |
| 1986 | #744 | 149 |
| 1987 | #724 | 160 |
| 1988 | #727 | 168 |
| 1989 | #767 | 167 |
| 1990 | #691 | 215 |
| 1991 | #699 | 210 |
| 1992 | #675 | 236 |
| 1993 | #725 | 205 |
| 1994 | #772 | 186 |
| 1995 | #738 | 212 |
| 1996 | #704 | 225 |
| 1997 | #711 | 222 |
| 1998 | #749 | 215 |
| 1999 | #850 | 178 |
| 2000 | #850 | 188 |
| 2001 | #734 | 237 |
| 2002 | #760 | 227 |
| 2003 | #649 | 307 |
| 2004 | #837 | 212 |
| 2005 | #827 | 226 |
| 2006 | #889 | 221 |
| 2007 | #857 | 243 |
| 2008 | #1,040 | 182 |
| 2009 | #911 | 226 |
| 2010 | #1,005 | 195 |
| 2011 | #1,046 | 181 |
| 2012 | #1,237 | 143 |
| 2013 | #1,144 | 158 |
| 2014 | #1,130 | 169 |
| 2015 | #1,205 | 153 |
| 2016 | #1,144 | 168 |
| 2017 | #1,213 | 151 |
| 2018 | #1,261 | 145 |
| 2019 | #1,118 | 175 |
| 2020 | #1,308 | 138 |
| 2021 | #1,206 | 160 |
| 2022 | #1,191 | 168 |
| 2023 | #1,346 | 140 |
| 2024 | #1,166 | 178 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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