Names / Boy names
Elmer
Current rank
#1,223
holding steady
All-time peak
#32
in 1893
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
131,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #32 in 1893 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Noble, famous. Stateside, it first appears in 1880. Its strongest year was 1893, at #32 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. More than 131,300 children have been given the name overall.