Elmer

Given to 131,344 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#1222
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
165
boys 165
Peak year
1897
587 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
131,344
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elmer was most popular in 1897, when 587 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 165 babies were named Elmer, ranking #1222 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.534.5618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1897 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Elmer was most popular in 1897, when 587 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 165 babies were named Elmer, ranking #1222 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.534.561880192019602000Peak 1897

Elmer was most popular in 1897, when 587 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 165 babies were named Elmer, ranking #1222 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 165 1222
2024 <5 — 181 1155
2023 <5 — 140 1346
2022 <5 — 168 1191
2021 <5 — 160 1207
2020 <5 — 138 1308
2019 <5 — 175 1118
2018 <5 — 145 1261
2017 <5 — 151 1213
2016 <5 — 169 1141
2015 <5 — 153 1205
2014 <5 — 169 1130
2013 <5 — 158 1144
2012 <5 — 143 1237
2011 <5 — 181 1046
2010 <5 — 195 1005
2009 <5 — 227 909
2008 <5 — 182 1041
2007 <5 — 244 857
2006 <5 — 221 889
2005 <5 — 227 826
2004 <5 — 214 832
2003 <5 — 307 649
2002 <5 — 227 760
2001 <5 — 237 734
2000 <5 — 188 850
1999 <5 — 178 850
1998 <5 — 215 749
1997 <5 — 222 711
1996 <5 — 225 704
1995 <5 — 212 738
1994 <5 — 186 772
1993 <5 — 205 725
1992 <5 — 236 675
1991 <5 — 210 699
1990 <5 — 215 691
1989 <5 — 167 767
1988 <5 — 168 727
1987 <5 — 160 724
1986 <5 — 149 744
1985 <5 — 140 752
1984 <5 — 163 677
1983 <5 — 150 698
1982 <5 — 151 708
1981 <5 — 157 689
1980 5 10392 162 681
1979 <5 — 191 618
1978 <5 — 166 651
1977 <5 — 176 639
1976 <5 — 184 598
1975 5 9067 187 590
1974 <5 — 222 537
1973 <5 — 209 539
1972 <5 — 245 502
1971 <5 — 271 486
1970 <5 — 286 476
1969 <5 — 300 450
1968 <5 — 307 435
1967 6 6042 306 434
1966 5 6564 319 426
1965 <5 — 376 405
1964 6 6009 389 407
1963 5 6592 409 398
1962 5 6578 434 385
1961 <5 — 478 363
1960 9 4437 515 342
1959 9 4300 529 337
1958 10 3925 549 329
1957 8 4536 660 289
1956 6 5325 656 286
1955 7 4740 714 261
1954 7 4655 673 271
1953 9 3955 688 265
1952 12 3201 761 245
1951 13 2937 842 226
1950 12 3052 809 226
1949 20 2212 866 215
1948 16 2491 971 203
1947 13 2898 997 201
1946 11 3034 1,046 178
1945 15 2237 969 169
1944 18 2027 1,069 164
1943 15 2352 1,311 154
1942 18 2046 1,228 158
1941 16 2096 1,202 147
1940 13 2297 1,220 144
1939 25 1514 1,327 132
1938 22 1650 1,332 130
1937 25 1493 1,413 120
1936 36 1186 1,412 121
1935 28 1381 1,592 115
1934 36 1190 1,709 108
1933 29 1330 1,787 101
1932 35 1213 2,058 94
1931 36 1199 2,265 82
1930 43 1128 2,476 80
1929 51 1015 2,697 70
1928 67 896 2,977 63
1927 54 1042 3,205 61
1926 60 963 3,233 61
1925 51 1064 3,356 61
1924 48 1123 3,731 57
1923 44 1158 3,630 57
1922 51 1059 3,738 54
1921 56 1003 4,146 48
1920 48 1074 4,206 45
1919 53 984 3,982 44
1918 43 1126 4,373 44
1917 48 1013 3,812 45
1916 43 1059 3,936 45
1915 44 1000 3,802 45
1914 29 1119 2,878 46
1913 31 961 2,323 45
1912 27 978 1,840 47
1911 22 932 894 48
1910 17 1069 760 48
1909 28 761 687 45
1908 22 829 689 42
1907 9 1384 616 44
1906 10 1229 598 42
1905 21 797 602 41
1904 11 1092 620 39
1903 12 1027 556 40
1902 8 1320 574 40
1901 9 1136 520 38
1900 18 885 699 38
1899 6 1394 514 37
1898 13 963 583 40
1897 8 1167 587 34
1896 10 1047 576 36
1895 5 1592 610 34
1894 12 905 575 37
1893 12 865 574 32
1892 11 908 592 36
1891 8 1006 508 36
1890 9 940 528 38
1889 6 1147 557 34
1888 <5 — 527 39
1887 <5 — 467 36
1886 <5 — 485 35
1885 9 745 443 40
1884 <5 — 523 35
1883 <5 — 423 40
1882 <5 — 441 38
1881 <5 — 388 38
1880 <5 — 373 41

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Other spellings

Elmore · 3,967 Elmar · 314 Elmire · 213

Names like Elmer

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Elmer is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years