Recorded 1909–1975 Boys' name Peak 1922 591 births

Elmon — boys' name

591 babies named Elmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s1201920s1681930s1161940s921950s551960s101970s24
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Elmon was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

27 babies were named Elmon in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 591 babies named Elmon between 1909 and 1975, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elmon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Elmon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elmon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elmon 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 591 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.

Elmon at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

591

Since 1909

67 years of records

Peak year

1922

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1909

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1975

Elmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1909

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1922)
27
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Elmon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
168 births that decade — 28% of Elmon's all-time total
1900s61910s1201920s1681930s1161940s921950s551960s101970s24

Elmon by state

Where Elmon concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elmon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
21 3.6%
North Carolina share of Elmon's total US births 3.6%

21 of 591 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elmon?
591 babies have been named Elmon since 1909. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1922 with 27 births.
When was Elmon most popular?
Elmon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Elmon most popular?
The top states for the name Elmon are North Carolina (21 births).
How long has the name Elmon been used?
Elmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 67 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Elmon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elmer, Elmo, Elmore, Elma, 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, 1909–1975 (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.