Elder

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Elder is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 2,273 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 2,221 as boys and 52 as girls. Elder gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2024. It is the #6,932 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 58
2023 48
2022 41
2021 44
2020 31
2019 50
2018 30
2017 44
2016 40
2015 32
2014 45
2013 29
2012 27
2011 35
2010 41
2009 41
2008 48
2007 56
2006 56
2005 40
2004 36
2003 39
2002 46
2001 28
2000 32
1999 32
1998 36
1997 23
1996 22
1995 22
1994 17
1993 19
1992 24
1991 14
1990 24
1989 11
1988 7
1986 15
1985 7
1984 7
1983 9
1981 7
1980 7
1979 7
1978 5
1977 5
1976 5
1973 6
1972 6
1971 9
1970 6
1969 7
1967 5
1964 5
1963 6
1960 7
1959 6
1957 5
1956 9
1955 7
1954 8
1952 7
1951 6
1950 11
1949 11
1948 9
1947 10
1946 6
1945 10
1944 10
1943 7
1942 15
1941 7
1940 14
1939 11
1938 6
1937 11
1936 14
1935 11
1934 14
1933 15
1932 17
1931 21
1930 8
1929 24
1928 21
1927 23
1926 34
1925 19
1924 38
1923 23
1922 22
1921 20
1920 25
1919 21
1918 33
1917 21
1916 28
1915 20
1914 25
1913 13
1912 19
1911 6
1910 11
1906 5
1905 9
1904 7
1903 5
1902 6
1901 6
1900 11
1899 13
1898 10
1896 7
1895 8
1893 5
1892 5
1889 6
1888 5
1886 7
1884 7
1883 5
1881 7
1880 8