Elmer Name Popularity

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How popular is Elmer?

The uncommon name Elmer was the 1,259th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Elmer, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #32 was reached in 1893.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 4,373 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Elmer was 140 in 1985.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elmer occurred roughly during the years 1911-1916, and 1999-2003, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1932-1936, 1963-1966, and 1970-1973.

Where is the name Elmer popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

For a number of years, the name Elmer has been moving downward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Elmer for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Elmer is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Elmer has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Elmer (Girl)		Elmer (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	145	1,259
2017		< 5	--	150	1,220
2016		< 5	--	164	1,161
2015		< 5	--	152	1,209
2014		< 5	--	167	1,136
2013		< 5	--	156	1,154
2012		< 5	--	142	1,242
2011		< 5	--	181	1,047
2010		< 5	--	194	1,009
2009		< 5	--	224	922
2008		< 5	--	180	1,052
2007		< 5	--	241	860
2006		< 5	--	217	895
2005		< 5	--	225	830
2004		< 5	--	208	854
2003		< 5	--	301	656
2002		< 5	--	224	768
2001		< 5	--	231	748
2000		< 5	--	187	853
1999		< 5	--	173	872
1998		< 5	--	215	748
1997		< 5	--	222	712
1996		< 5	--	224	706
1995		< 5	--	212	738
1994		< 5	--	186	774
1993		< 5	--	205	724
1992		< 5	--	235	677
1991		< 5	--	210	699
1990		< 5	--	215	691
1989		< 5	--	167	769
1988		< 5	--	168	728
1987		< 5	--	160	724
1986		< 5	--	149	744
1985		< 5	--	140	752
1984		< 5	--	163	677
1983		< 5	--	150	699
1982		< 5	--	150	712
1981		< 5	--	157	689
1980		5	10,845	162	681
1979		< 5	--	191	622
1978		< 5	--	166	652
1977		< 5	--	176	641
1976		< 5	--	184	598
1975		5	9,484	187	590
1974		< 5	--	222	538
1973		< 5	--	209	539
1972		< 5	--	245	504
1971		< 5	--	271	486
1970		< 5	--	286	476
1969		< 5	--	300	450
1968		< 5	--	308	435
1967		6	6,244	305	434
1966		5	6,861	322	426
1965		< 5	--	376	405
1964		6	6,218	389	409
1963		5	6,890	410	397
1962		5	6,851	432	387
1961		< 5	--	479	363
1960		9	4,547	515	342
1959		9	4,395	529	337
1958		10	4,014	550	328
1957		8	4,639	659	291
1956		6	5,473	654	286
1955		7	4,865	713	263
1954		7	4,800	671	271
1953		9	4,030	689	265
1952		12	3,247	761	245
1951		13	2,986	841	226
1950		12	3,110	808	226
1949		20	2,234	867	215
1948		16	2,521	969	203
1947		13	2,941	997	201
1946		11	3,085	1,045	178
1945		15	2,265	970	169
1944		18	2,049	1,069	164
1943		15	2,370	1,310	154
1942		18	2,069	1,228	158
1941		16	2,118	1,201	148
1940		13	2,337	1,218	144
1939		25	1,522	1,329	131
1938		22	1,665	1,328	130
1937		25	1,508	1,414	120
1936		36	1,191	1,412	121
1935		27	1,423	1,592	115
1934		37	1,173	1,708	108
1933		29	1,334	1,786	101
1932		35	1,223	2,058	94
1931		36	1,203	2,265	82
1930		43	1,133	2,478	80
1929		51	1,017	2,697	70
1928		67	897	2,976	64
1927		54	1,045	3,207	61
1926		60	965	3,231	61
1925		51	1,067	3,358	61
1924		48	1,128	3,731	57
1923		44	1,161	3,630	57
1922		51	1,065	3,738	54
1921		56	1,007	4,146	48
1920		48	1,077	4,206	45
1919		53	989	3,981	44
1918		43	1,133	4,373	44
1917		48	1,019	3,812	45
1916		43	1,068	3,936	45
1915		44	1,003	3,802	45
1914		29	1,130	2,878	46
1913		31	965	2,323	45
1912		27	982	1,840	47
1911		22	938	894	48
1910		17	1,083	760	48
1909		28	766	687	45
1908		22	836	689	42
1907		9	1,429	616	45
1906		10	1,248	598	42
1905		21	804	602	41
1904		11	1,117	620	39
1903		12	1,047	556	40
1902		8	1,355	574	40
1901		9	1,160	520	38
1900		18	893	699	38
1899		6	1,462	514	37
1898		13	978	583	40
1897		8	1,192	587	34
1896		10	1,066	576	36
1895		5	1,668	610	34
1894		12	918	575	37
1893		12	873	574	32
1892		11	922	592	36
1891		8	1,033	508	36
1890		9	958	528	38
1889		6	1,182	557	34
1888		< 5	--	527	39
1887		< 5	--	467	36
1886		< 5	--	485	35
1885		9	757	443	40
1884		< 5	--	523	35
1883		< 5	--	423	40
1882		< 5	--	441	38
1881		< 5	--	388	38
1880		< 5	--	373	41

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.