How Many People Are Named Elmira?
people named Elmira are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 314,140 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,360 babies named Elmira in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
122 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Shortened form of EDELMIRA. It appears in the play 'Tartuffe' (1664) by the French playwright Moliรจre (often spelled in the French style Elmire).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Elmira in the records were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Elmira alive today is about 61 years old, and 68% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 53 and 80 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Elmira first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 122 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Elmira has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #392, in 1887. In 2025 it ranked #9,025.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,025 |
| Best rank | #392 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #756 in the 1920s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Elmira alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Elmira were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 25 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Elmira was given 5.8 times as often in Louisiana, 5.5 times in Mississippi and 4.2 times in Alabama.
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