Elsmer — boys' name
6 babies named Elsmer in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
100% of everyone ever named Elsmer was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Elsmer in 1927 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Elsmer
The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Elsmer between 1927 and 1927, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elsmer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Elsmer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Elsmer 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 6 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.
Elsmer at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Elsmer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1927
- Peak year (1927)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1927.
6 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1927 with 6 births in a single year.
Elsmer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 6 births that decade — 100% of Elsmer's all-time total
Elsmer decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Elsmer's strongest decade
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% 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, 1927–1927 (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.