Elmira Name Popularity

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How popular is Elmira?

The rare name Elmira was the 8,710th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

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

Its highest popularity RANKING of #392 was reached in 1887.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 122 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Elmira in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2008.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elmira occurred roughly during the years 1880-1883, 1884-1887, 1899-1902, 1904-1908, and 1909-1915, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1953-1956, and 1962-1965.

Where is the name Elmira popularity headed?

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

For a number of years, the name Elmira has steadily increased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Elmira has risen significantly.

The name Elmira is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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

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		Elmira (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		12	8,710
2017		12	8,917
2016		5	16,963
2015		14	8,116
2014		10	10,361
2013		5	17,326
2012		7	13,912
2011		8	12,502
2010		8	12,635
2009		6	15,818
2008		< 5	--
2007		8	13,036
2006		< 5	--
2005		< 5	--
2004		< 5	--
2003		< 5	--
2002		5	16,219
2001		< 5	--
2000		< 5	--
1999		8	10,644
1998		< 5	--
1997		< 5	--
1996		5	14,171
1995		< 5	--
1994		< 5	--
1993		5	14,145
1992		< 5	--
1991		< 5	--
1990		8	9,524
1989		7	10,004
1988		< 5	--
1987		9	7,544
1986		< 5	--
1985		< 5	--
1984		< 5	--
1983		< 5	--
1982		9	7,043
1981		7	8,373
1980		< 5	--
1979		7	8,284
1978		8	7,134
1977		8	7,062
1976		10	5,706
1975		< 5	--
1974		5	9,155
1973		11	4,969
1972		13	4,362
1971		14	4,168
1970		11	4,835
1969		7	6,140
1968		17	3,212
1967		11	4,114
1966		13	3,604
1965		11	4,015
1964		17	3,148
1963		15	3,380
1962		32	2,087
1961		26	2,374
1960		31	2,069
1959		35	1,889
1958		32	1,948
1957		30	2,000
1956		24	2,273
1955		28	2,032
1954		36	1,713
1953		35	1,685
1952		31	1,794
1951		48	1,343
1950		33	1,634
1949		41	1,441
1948		34	1,608
1947		34	1,641
1946		27	1,739
1945		36	1,338
1944		42	1,228
1943		42	1,258
1942		40	1,271
1941		45	1,106
1940		49	1,029
1939		38	1,184
1938		49	1,020
1937		54	942
1936		43	1,069
1935		54	949
1934		57	907
1933		47	1,012
1932		52	980
1931		59	900
1930		67	883
1929		79	789
1928		92	741
1927		72	876
1926		86	778
1925		87	791
1924		81	834
1923		93	753
1922		94	754
1921		122	668
1920		97	732
1919		95	718
1918		108	692
1917		105	663
1916		104	670
1915		102	656
1914		80	647
1913		74	600
1912		71	572
1911		33	758
1910		47	611
1909		35	673
1908		54	494
1907		47	524
1906		34	613
1905		40	548
1904		31	616
1903		39	516
1902		42	487
1901		34	524
1900		33	614
1899		29	569
1898		37	512
1897		29	557
1896		38	470
1895		40	460
1894		20	670
1893		33	467
1892		31	489
1891		20	596
1890		31	471
1889		38	394
1888		19	580
1887		31	392
1886		18	530
1885		15	560
1884		21	439
1883		22	400
1882		17	449
1881		17	407
1880		13	477

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.