How Many People Are Named Elmer?
people named Elmer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 13,399 people in the US has this name
Based on 131,344 babies named Elmer in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,416 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from the Old English name ÆÐELMÆR. In the United States it is sometimes given in honour of brothers Jonathan (1745-1817) and Ebenezer Elmer (1752-1843), who were active in early American politics.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Elmer, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Elmer alive today is about 56 years old, and 56% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 33 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Elmer first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 4,416 babies. In 2025, 165 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Elmer never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #32, in 1893, and it was in the top 100 for 53 years, 1880 to 1932. In 2025 it ranked #1,223.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,223 |
| Best rank | #32 (1893) |
| Years in the top 100 | 53 (1880 to 1932) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #58 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Elmer alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elmer were born in California than in any other state: about 2,340 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elmer was given 2.1 times as often in North Dakota, 2 times in Kentucky and 1.9 times in South Dakota.
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