Boys' name · since 1920

Elemer

42 babies named Elemer in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,335 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade

42 boys have been named Elemer since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Elemer has 42 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1957.

  • #23,335 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 42 born since 1920
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elemer ranks #23,335 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.

#23,335 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elemer's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Elemer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Elemer's full recorded timeline at 1929, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Elemer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1957

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1927)
9
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
45678910 1920192619271929193319411957 5

Elemer by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (25 births, 60% of the file).

1920s was Elemer's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Elemer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elemer? ▼
Elemer has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,335 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1957. 9 babies were born in 1927, its single highest year.
Where does Elemer sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elemer ranks #23,335 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elemer most popular? ▼
Elemer was most popular in the 1920s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Elemer been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Elemer since 1920 -- 38 years through the most recent 1957 data.
What names are similar to Elemer? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleazar, Elex, Eleuterio, Eleanor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Elemer's data

  • Elemer's decade-level peak was the 1920s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Elemer

Nearby Names Like Elemer

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elemer

Eleazar Boy
#1129 6,151 births
Elex Boy
#12045 776 births
Eleuterio Boy
756 births
Eleanor Boy
#12063 645 births
Eleno Boy
461 births

Compare Elemer side by side: Elemer vs Eleazar Elemer vs Elex Elemer vs Eleuterio

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Pinckney
42 births · Peak 1922
Elda
42 births · Peak 1912
Lacie
42 births · Peak 1921
Otie
42 births · Peak 1921
Raeburn
42 births · Peak 1930
Bartolomeo
42 births · Peak 1914
Alley
42 births · Peak 1914
Rudyard
42 births · Peak 1914

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elemer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elemer draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.