Elmir — #11661 US boys' name
22 babies named Elmir in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 18% of names given to boys today.
50% of everyone ever named Elmir was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Elmir in 2014 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Elmir
The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Elmir between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elmir currently holds the #11661 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Elmir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elmir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Elmir 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 22 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.
Elmir at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Elmir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005
- Peak year (2014)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
Currently ranks #11661 among boys.
22 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 6 births in a single year.
Elmir by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 11 births that decade — 50% of Elmir's all-time total
Elmir decade highlights
- Peak decade 11 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Elmir's strongest decade
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 2005–2024 (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.