Elmore vs Elmer

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

Name A

Elmore

Boy name

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Name B

Elmer

Boy name · Rank #1166

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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