Recorded 1920–1957 Boys' name Peak 1927 42 births

Elemer — boys' name

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.

1920s251930s51940s71950s5
1920s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Elemer was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

9 babies were named Elemer in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elemer

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Elemer between 1920 and 1957, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elemer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elemer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elemer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elemer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 42 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elemer at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

42

Since 1920

38 years of records

Peak year

1927

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1920

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1957

Elemer popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1927)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Elemer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
25 births that decade — 60% of Elemer's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elemer?
42 babies have been named Elemer since 1920. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1927 with 9 births.
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?
Elemer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 38 years of data through 1957.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.