Elmer vs Elmore

Side-by-side comparison of Elmer and Elmore — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Elmer

Boy name · Rank #1166

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Name B

Elmore

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Metric Elmer Elmore
Current Rank #1166 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 129,416 3,957
Peak Year 1918 1918
Peak Year Births 4,373 131
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elmer Elmore
1880ss 4,627 117
1890ss 5,647 154
1900ss 6,161 206
1910ss 28,600 789
1920ss 34,919 849
1930ss 17,370 554
1940ss 10,879 484
1950ss 6,881 394
1960ss 3,833 176
1970ss 2,137 145
1980ss 1,567 50
1990ss 2,104 18
2000ss 2,269 16
2010ss 1,638 —
2020ss 784 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elmer Elmore
2014 169 —
2015 153 —
2016 168 —
2017 151 —
2018 145 —
2019 175 —
2020 138 —
2021 160 5
2022 168 —
2023 140 —
2024 178 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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