Elmer

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Elmer is a name of Germanic British origin. The given name originated as a surname, a medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, derived from Old English æþel and mær.

From Wikipedia

Elmer first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 4,373 babies (rank #44 that year). In 2024 it was given to 178 boys (rank #1,166). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Elmer

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Elmer yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

131,169

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,373

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Elmer

Elmer Bernsteinrecording artist · b. 1922
Elmer Fudd

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	373	#41
1881	388	#38
1882	441	#38
1883	423	#40
1884	523	#35
1885	443	#40
1886	485	#35
1887	467	#36
1888	527	#39
1889	557	#34
1890	528	#38
1891	508	#36
1892	592	#36
1893	574	#32
1894	575	#37
1895	610	#34
1896	576	#36
1897	587	#34
1898	583	#40
1899	514	#37
1900	699	#38
1901	520	#38
1902	574	#40
1903	556	#40
1904	620	#39
1905	602	#41
1906	598	#42
1907	616	#45
1908	689	#42
1909	687	#45
1910	760	#48
1911	894	#48
1912	1,840	#47
1913	2,323	#45
1914	2,878	#46
1915	3,802	#45
1916	3,936	#45
1917	3,812	#45
1918	4,373	#44
1919	3,982	#44
1920	4,206	#45
1921	4,146	#48
1922	3,738	#54
1923	3,630	#57
1924	3,731	#57
1925	3,356	#61
1926	3,233	#61
1927	3,205	#61
1928	2,977	#64
1929	2,697	#70
1930	2,476	#80
1931	2,265	#82
1932	2,058	#94
1933	1,787	#101
1934	1,709	#108
1935	1,592	#115
1936	1,412	#121
1937	1,413	#120
1938	1,330	#130
1939	1,328	#132
1940	1,220	#144
1941	1,202	#147
1942	1,228	#158
1943	1,311	#154
1944	1,069	#164
1945	969	#169
1946	1,046	#178
1947	997	#201
1948	970	#203
1949	867	#215
1950	809	#226
1951	842	#226
1952	761	#245
1953	688	#265
1954	673	#271
1955	714	#261
1956	656	#286
1957	660	#290
1958	549	#329
1959	529	#337
1960	515	#342
1961	478	#363
1962	434	#386
1963	409	#398
1964	389	#407
1965	376	#405
1966	319	#427
1967	306	#434
1968	307	#435
1969	300	#450
1970	286	#476
1971	271	#486
1972	245	#504
1973	209	#539
1974	222	#538
1975	187	#590
1976	184	#598
1977	176	#641
1978	166	#652
1979	191	#621
1980	162	#681
1981	157	#690
1982	151	#708
1983	150	#699
1984	163	#677
1985	140	#754
1986	149	#744
1987	160	#724
1988	168	#728
1989	167	#769
1990	215	#691
1991	210	#699
1992	236	#675
1993	205	#725
1994	186	#773
1995	212	#738
1996	225	#704
1997	222	#712
1998	215	#749
1999	178	#852
2000	188	#850
2001	237	#735
2002	227	#760
2003	307	#650
2004	212	#839
2005	226	#827
2006	221	#890
2007	243	#857
2008	182	#1,041
2009	226	#914
2010	195	#1,007
2011	181	#1,047
2012	143	#1,237
2013	158	#1,147
2014	169	#1,130
2015	153	#1,206
2016	168	#1,145
2017	151	#1,217
2018	145	#1,266
2019	175	#1,120
2020	138	#1,310
2021	160	#1,209
2022	168	#1,192
2023	140	#1,351
2024	178	#1,166