Data through 2025

Elmer name popularity in the United States

Elmer ranked #1222 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 165 boys named Elmer.

Rank#1222

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded165

SSA

Peak year1918

4,373 recorded

Five-year change+19.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Elmer for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1885 to 1980

Boys

165

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys165#1222
2024boys181#1155
2023boys140#1346
2022boys168#1191
2021boys160#1207
2020boys138#1308
2019boys175#1118
2018boys145#1261
2017boys151#1213
2016boys169#1141
2015boys153#1205
2014boys169#1130
Show full history (226 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys165#1222
2024boys181#1155
2023boys140#1346
2022boys168#1191
2021boys160#1207
2020boys138#1308
2019boys175#1118
2018boys145#1261
2017boys151#1213
2016boys169#1141
2015boys153#1205
2014boys169#1130
2013boys158#1144
2012boys143#1237
2011boys181#1046
2010boys195#1005
2009boys227#909
2008boys182#1041
2007boys244#857
2006boys221#889
2005boys227#826
2004boys214#832
2003boys307#649
2002boys227#760
2001boys237#734
2000boys188#850
1999boys178#850
1998boys215#749
1997boys222#711
1996boys225#704
1995boys212#738
1994boys186#772
1993boys205#725
1992boys236#675
1991boys210#699
1990boys215#691
1989boys167#767
1988boys168#727
1987boys160#724
1986boys149#744
1985boys140#752
1984boys163#677
1983boys150#698
1982boys151#708
1981boys157#689
1980boys162#681
1980girls5#10392
1979boys191#618
1978boys166#651
1977boys176#639
1976boys184#598
1975boys187#590
1975girls5#9067
1974boys222#537
1973boys209#539
1972boys245#502
1971boys271#486
1970boys286#476
1969boys300#450
1968boys307#435
1967boys306#434
1967girls6#6042
1966boys319#426
1966girls5#6564
1965boys376#405
1964boys389#407
1964girls6#6009
1963boys409#398
1963girls5#6592
1962boys434#385
1962girls5#6578
1961boys478#363
1960boys515#342
1960girls9#4437
1959boys529#337
1959girls9#4300
1958boys549#329
1958girls10#3925
1957boys660#289
1957girls8#4536
1956boys656#286
1956girls6#5325
1955boys714#261
1955girls7#4740
1954boys673#271
1954girls7#4655
1953boys688#265
1953girls9#3955
1952boys761#245
1952girls12#3201
1951boys842#226
1951girls13#2937
1950boys809#226
1950girls12#3052
1949boys866#215
1949girls20#2212
1948boys971#203
1948girls16#2491
1947boys997#201
1947girls13#2898
1946boys1,046#178
1946girls11#3034
1945boys969#169
1945girls15#2237
1944boys1,069#164
1944girls18#2027
1943boys1,311#154
1943girls15#2352
1942boys1,228#158
1942girls18#2046
1941boys1,202#147
1941girls16#2096
1940boys1,220#144
1940girls13#2297
1939boys1,327#132
1939girls25#1514
1938boys1,332#130
1938girls22#1650
1937boys1,413#120
1937girls25#1493
1936boys1,412#121
1936girls36#1186
1935boys1,592#115
1935girls28#1381
1934boys1,709#108
1934girls36#1190
1933boys1,787#101
1933girls29#1330
1932boys2,058#94
1932girls35#1213
1931boys2,265#82
1931girls36#1199
1930boys2,476#80
1930girls43#1128
1929boys2,697#70
1929girls51#1015
1928boys2,977#63
1928girls67#896
1927boys3,205#61
1927girls54#1042
1926boys3,233#61
1926girls60#963
1925boys3,356#61
1925girls51#1064
1924boys3,731#57
1924girls48#1123
1923boys3,630#57
1923girls44#1158
1922boys3,738#54
1922girls51#1059
1921boys4,146#48
1921girls56#1003
1920boys4,206#45
1920girls48#1074
1919boys3,982#44
1919girls53#984
1918boys4,373#44
1918girls43#1126
1917boys3,812#45
1917girls48#1013
1916boys3,936#45
1916girls43#1059
1915boys3,802#45
1915girls44#1000
1914boys2,878#46
1914girls29#1119
1913boys2,323#45
1913girls31#961
1912boys1,840#47
1912girls27#978
1911boys894#48
1911girls22#932
1910boys760#48
1910girls17#1069
1909boys687#45
1909girls28#761
1908boys689#42
1908girls22#829
1907boys616#44
1907girls9#1384
1906boys598#42
1906girls10#1229
1905boys602#41
1905girls21#797
1904boys620#39
1904girls11#1092
1903boys556#40
1903girls12#1027
1902boys574#40
1902girls8#1320
1901boys520#38
1901girls9#1136
1900boys699#38
1900girls18#885
1899boys514#37
1899girls6#1394
1898boys583#40
1898girls13#963
1897boys587#34
1897girls8#1167
1896boys576#36
1896girls10#1047
1895boys610#34
1895girls5#1592
1894boys575#37
1894girls12#905
1893boys574#32
1893girls12#865
1892boys592#36
1892girls11#908
1891boys508#36
1891girls8#1006
1890boys528#38
1890girls9#940
1889boys557#34
1889girls6#1147
1888boys527#39
1887boys467#36
1886boys485#35
1885boys443#40
1885girls9#745
1884boys523#35
1883boys423#40
1882boys441#38
1881boys388#38
1880boys373#41

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Elmer’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+7.8%
Change since peak-96.2%