Recorded 2008–2016 Unisex name Peak 2008 10 births

Elmi — boys' name

10 babies named Elmi in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Elmi was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

5 babies were named Elmi in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elmi

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Elmi between 2008 and 2016, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elmi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Elmi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elmi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Elmi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elmi 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 10 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.

Elmi at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

10

Since 2008

9 years of records

Peak year

2008

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2008

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2016

Elmi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2008

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
5
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
5 20162008 5

Elmi popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1917 (Elmi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1917 5

Elmi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5 births that decade — 50% of Elmi's all-time total
2000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elmi?
10 babies have been named Elmi since 2008. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 5 births.
When was Elmi most popular?
Elmi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Is Elmi a unisex name?
Yes, Elmi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 10 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Elmi been used?
Elmi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 9 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Elmi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elmer, Elmo, Elmore, Elmon, 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, 2008–2016 (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.