Elmo vs Elmer

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

Name A

Elmo

Boy name

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Name B

Elmer

Boy name · Rank #1166

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Metric Elmo Elmer
Current Rank Unranked #1166
Total Births (all years) 10,091 129,416
Peak Year 1920 1918
Peak Year Births 397 4,373
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elmo Elmer
1880ss 135 4,627
1890ss 191 5,647
1900ss 416 6,161
1910ss 2,476 28,600
1920ss 2,891 34,919
1930ss 1,436 17,370
1940ss 1,022 10,879
1950ss 691 6,881
1960ss 376 3,833
1970ss 202 2,137
1980ss 131 1,567
1990ss 85 2,104
2000ss 23 2,269
2010ss 5 1,638
2020ss 11 784

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elmo Elmer
2014 — 169
2015 — 153
2016 — 168
2017 — 151
2018 — 145
2019 — 175
2020 — 138
2021 6 160
2022 — 168
2023 5 140
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, 1880–2023.

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