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 #1155

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Metric Elmore Elmer
Current Rank Unranked #1155
Total Births (all years) 3,957 129,591
Peak Year 1918 1918
Peak Year Births 131 4,373
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Elmore Elmer
1880s 117 4,627
1890s 154 5,647
1900s 206 6,161
1910s 789 28,600
1920s 849 34,919
1930s 554 17,371
1940s 484 10,879
1950s 394 6,881
1960s 176 3,833
1970s 145 2,137
1980s 50 1,567
1990s 18 2,104
2000s 16 2,274
2010s - 1,639
2020s 5 952

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Elmore Elmer
2014 - 169
2015 - 153
2016 - 169
2017 - 151
2018 - 145
2019 - 175
2020 - 138
2021 5 160
2022 - 168
2023 - 140
2024 - 181
2025 - 165

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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