Elma

Given to 22,186 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#4352

recorded as girls

208 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

girls 32

Peak year

1901

189 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

22,186

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

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Elma was most popular in 1901, when 189 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.79 per 1,000). In 2025, 32 babies were named Elma, ranking #4352 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	32	4352	<5	—
2024	30	4560	<5	—
2023	23	5390	<5	—
2022	25	5172	<5	—
2021	32	4326	<5	—
2020	18	6325	<5	—
2019	27	4909	<5	—
2018	32	4357	<5	—
2017	32	4384	<5	—
2016	27	4990	<5	—
2015	31	4488	<5	—
2014	27	5025	<5	—
2013	23	5644	<5	—
2012	35	4216	<5	—
2011	33	4353	<5	—
2010	31	4608	<5	—
2009	37	4107	<5	—
2008	37	4179	<5	—
2007	39	3983	<5	—
2006	37	3992	<5	—
2005	47	3257	<5	—
2004	37	3819	<5	—
2003	51	2956	<5	—
2002	40	3394	<5	—
2001	48	2963	<5	—
2000	38	3453	<5	—
1999	36	3443	<5	—
1998	18	5583	<5	—
1997	13	6844	<5	—
1996	20	4883	<5	—
1995	19	5019	<5	—
1994	17	5445	<5	—
1993	17	5419	<5	—
1992	17	5484	<5	—
1991	12	6976	<5	—
1990	14	6131	<5	—
1989	21	4358	<5	—
1988	19	4496	<5	—
1987	10	6788	<5	—
1986	13	5459	<5	—
1985	22	3730	<5	—
1984	27	3144	<5	—
1983	19	3949	<5	—
1982	23	3530	<5	—
1981	20	3859	<5	—
1980	22	3609	<5	—
1979	26	3147	<5	—
1978	31	2680	<5	—
1977	23	3267	<5	—
1976	33	2439	<5	—
1975	29	2612	<5	—
1974	35	2254	<5	—
1973	33	2309	<5	—
1972	41	1975	<5	—
1971	44	1937	<5	—
1970	34	2267	<5	—
1969	47	1784	<5	—
1968	50	1625	<5	—
1967	49	1617	<5	—
1966	47	1632	<5	—
1965	66	1350	<5	—
1964	62	1433	<5	—
1963	76	1262	<5	—
1962	74	1283	<5	—
1961	72	1305	<5	—
1960	111	1020	<5	—
1959	89	1130	<5	—
1958	108	1000	<5	—
1957	94	1072	8	3024
1956	103	1007	<5	—
1955	104	978	<5	—
1954	114	897	<5	—
1953	129	809	<5	—
1952	130	791	<5	—
1951	125	794	6	3364
1950	143	717	6	3329
1949	150	683	8	2802
1948	159	661	7	3010
1947	167	643	5	3733
1946	162	624	<5	—
1945	179	547	5	3338
1944	162	576	13	1988
1943	208	517	<5	—
1942	226	495	8	2712
1941	193	501	13	1997
1940	204	470	8	2671
1939	204	469	10	2288
1938	244	428	11	2185
1937	225	436	16	1756
1936	258	396	10	2301
1935	267	393	9	2529
1934	285	375	10	2393
1933	297	369	9	2542
1932	299	373	8	2849
1931	352	339	8	2864
1930	362	345	9	2781
1929	360	341	12	2317
1928	424	321	18	1822
1927	465	308	19	1796
1926	449	313	22	1605
1925	487	301	17	1935
1924	522	290	14	2229
1923	494	289	18	1874
1922	579	268	13	2347
1921	610	271	18	1904
1920	600	266	20	1747
1919	594	262	15	2063
1918	659	249	15	2073
1917	580	256	9	2732
1916	622	246	23	1459
1915	575	245	12	2184
1914	484	242	10	2101
1913	388	245	13	1497
1912	375	233	11	1527
1911	252	248	6	1537
1910	273	234	<5	—
1909	248	227	<5	—
1908	208	234	<5	—
1907	228	219	<5	—
1906	193	227	<5	—
1905	171	243	5	1233
1904	160	248	<5	—
1903	162	235	<5	—
1902	199	210	<5	—
1901	189	209	<5	—
1900	182	235	<5	—
1899	136	238	<5	—
1898	172	221	<5	—
1897	156	218	<5	—
1896	160	219	6	982
1895	137	234	<5	—
1894	127	237	<5	—
1893	129	230	<5	—
1892	112	248	<5	—
1891	118	223	<5	—
1890	108	234	<5	—
1889	98	235	<5	—
1888	97	234	<5	—
1887	73	246	<5	—
1886	82	222	<5	—
1885	76	227	<5	—
1884	59	253	<5	—
1883	42	274	<5	—
1882	47	250	<5	—
1881	41	247	<5	—
1880	28	294	<5	—