Elder

Given to 2,320 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +41% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#2718

recorded as boys

325 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 47

Peak year

1899

13 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,320

since 1880

Born an Elder? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Elder was most popular in 1899, when 13 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). In 2025, 47 babies were named Elder, ranking #2718 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 41%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	47	2718
2024	<5	—	58	2393
2023	<5	—	48	2693
2022	<5	—	41	3003
2021	<5	—	44	2819
2020	<5	—	31	3497
2019	<5	—	50	2582
2018	<5	—	30	3607
2017	<5	—	44	2755
2016	<5	—	40	2935
2015	<5	—	32	3431
2014	<5	—	45	2661
2013	<5	—	29	3582
2012	<5	—	27	3807
2011	<5	—	35	3164
2010	<5	—	41	2874
2009	<5	—	41	2894
2008	<5	—	48	2583
2007	<5	—	56	2304
2006	<5	—	56	2248
2005	<5	—	40	2701
2004	<5	—	36	2843
2003	<5	—	39	2579
2002	<5	—	46	2249
2001	<5	—	28	3143
2000	<5	—	32	2805
1999	<5	—	32	2665
1998	<5	—	36	2394
1997	<5	—	23	3160
1996	<5	—	22	3202
1995	<5	—	22	3100
1994	<5	—	17	3751
1993	<5	—	19	3368
1992	<5	—	24	2834
1991	<5	—	14	4005
1990	<5	—	24	2695
1989	<5	—	11	4527
1988	<5	—	7	5751
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	15	3131
1985	<5	—	7	5147
1984	<5	—	7	4973
1983	<5	—	9	4141
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	<5	—	7	4961
1980	<5	—	7	4940
1979	<5	—	7	4842
1978	<5	—	5	5772
1977	<5	—	5	5845
1976	<5	—	5	5587
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	<5	—
1973	<5	—	6	4505
1972	<5	—	6	4441
1971	<5	—	9	3370
1970	<5	—	6	4230
1969	<5	—	7	3595
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	5	3966
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	5	4039
1963	<5	—	6	3646
1962	<5	—	<5	—
1961	<5	—	<5	—
1960	<5	—	7	3337
1959	<5	—	6	3619
1958	<5	—	<5	—
1957	<5	—	5	3993
1956	<5	—	9	2798
1955	<5	—	7	3201
1954	<5	—	8	2942
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	7	3095
1951	<5	—	6	3364
1950	<5	—	11	2321
1949	<5	—	11	2337
1948	<5	—	9	2608
1947	<5	—	10	2498
1946	<5	—	6	3173
1945	<5	—	10	2242
1944	<5	—	10	2309
1943	<5	—	7	2964
1942	5	4622	10	2386
1941	<5	—	7	2872
1940	<5	—	14	1894
1939	<5	—	11	2159
1938	<5	—	6	3175
1937	<5	—	11	2197
1936	<5	—	14	1872
1935	<5	—	11	2246
1934	<5	—	14	1932
1933	<5	—	15	1829
1932	5	4411	12	2191
1931	<5	—	21	1538
1930	<5	—	8	3022
1929	7	3682	17	1848
1928	<5	—	21	1647
1927	7	3875	16	2034
1926	5	4851	29	1353
1925	7	4028	12	2435
1924	10	3144	28	1414
1923	<5	—	23	1589
1922	<5	—	22	1644
1921	<5	—	20	1766
1920	<5	—	25	1505
1919	<5	—	21	1624
1918	<5	—	33	1211
1917	<5	—	21	1587
1916	<5	—	28	1265
1915	6	3795	14	1968
1914	<5	—	25	1153
1913	<5	—	13	1497
1912	<5	—	19	1059
1911	<5	—	6	1537
1910	<5	—	11	981
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	5	1253
1905	<5	—	9	836
1904	<5	—	7	966
1903	<5	—	5	1130
1902	<5	—	6	1013
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	11	785
1899	<5	—	13	548
1898	<5	—	10	701
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	7	900
1895	<5	—	8	795
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	5	1035
1892	<5	—	5	1066
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	6	878
1888	<5	—	5	1031
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	7	758
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	7	764
1883	<5	—	5	892
1882	<5	—	<5	—
1881	<5	—	7	706
1880	<5	—	8	682