Recorded 1880–2021 Boys' name Peak 1918 3,957 births

Elmore — boys' name

3,957 babies named Elmore in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Elmore was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

131 babies were named Elmore in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elmore

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,957 babies named Elmore between 1880 and 2021, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elmore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 131 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elmore performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 849 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Elmore shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 267 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Elmore in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elmore 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 3,957 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.

Elmore at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

3,957

Since 1880

142 years of records

Peak year

1918

131 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1880

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2021

Elmore popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1880

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1918)
131
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Elmore popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1926 (Elmore as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19271926 5

Elmore by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
849 births that decade — 21% of Elmore's all-time total
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Elmore by state

Where Elmore concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Elmore
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
267 6.7%
#2 South Carolina
253 6.4%
#3 Louisiana
227 5.7%
#4 North Carolina
179 4.5%
#5 Virginia
148 3.7%
#6 Georgia
75 1.9%
#7 Texas
52 1.3%
#8 Mississippi
40 1.0%
Alabama share of Elmore's total US births 6.7%
Even split

267 of 3,957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Elmore appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elmore?
3,957 babies have been named Elmore since 1880. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1918 with 131 births.
When was Elmore most popular?
Elmore was most popular in the 1920s decade with 849 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Elmore most popular?
The top states for the name Elmore are Alabama (267 births), South Carolina (253 births), Louisiana (227 births).
How long has the name Elmore been used?
Elmore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 142 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Elmore?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elmer, Elmo, Elmon, 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, 1880–2021 (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.