Elmer

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Elmer is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 131,169 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 129,416 as boys and 1,753 as girls. Elmer gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #574 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 178
2023 140
2022 168
2021 160
2020 138
2019 175
2018 145
2017 151
2016 168
2015 153
2014 169
2013 158
2012 143
2011 181
2010 195
2009 226
2008 182
2007 243
2006 221
2005 226
2004 212
2003 307
2002 227
2001 237
2000 188
1999 178
1998 215
1997 222
1996 225
1995 212
1994 186
1993 205
1992 236
1991 210
1990 215
1989 167
1988 168
1987 160
1986 149
1985 140
1984 163
1983 150
1982 151
1981 157
1980 167
1979 191
1978 166
1977 176
1976 184
1975 192
1974 222
1973 209
1972 245
1971 271
1970 286
1969 300
1968 307
1967 312
1966 324
1965 376
1964 395
1963 414
1962 439
1961 478
1960 524
1959 538
1958 559
1957 668
1956 662
1955 721
1954 680
1953 697
1952 773
1951 855
1950 821
1949 887
1948 986
1947 1,010
1946 1,057
1945 984
1944 1,087
1943 1,326
1942 1,246
1941 1,218
1940 1,233
1939 1,353
1938 1,352
1937 1,438
1936 1,448
1935 1,619
1934 1,746
1933 1,816
1932 2,093
1931 2,301
1930 2,519
1929 2,748
1928 3,044
1927 3,259
1926 3,293
1925 3,407
1924 3,779
1923 3,674
1922 3,789
1921 4,202
1920 4,254
1919 4,035
1918 4,416
1917 3,860
1916 3,979
1915 3,846
1914 2,907
1913 2,354
1912 1,867
1911 916
1910 777
1909 715
1908 711
1907 625
1906 608
1905 623
1904 631
1903 568
1902 582
1901 529
1900 717
1899 520
1898 596
1897 595
1896 586
1895 615
1894 587
1893 586
1892 603
1891 516
1890 537
1889 563
1888 527
1887 467
1886 485
1885 452
1884 523
1883 423
1882 441
1881 388
1880 373