Elmira
Elmira was the 9027th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 392nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 894 places. More babies were named Elmira in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,027 girls, up 2,372 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,360babies recorded
Elmira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,027 | 11 |
| 2020 | #11,399 | 8 |
| 2010 | #12,649 | 8 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #9,528 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,836 | 11 |
| 1960 | #2,069 | 31 |
| 1950 | #1,634 | 33 |
| 1940 | #1,028 | 49 |
| 1930 | #883 | 67 |
| 1920 | #732 | 97 |
| 1910 | #611 | 47 |
| 1900 | #614 | 33 |
| 1890 | #471 | 31 |
| 1880 | #477 | 13 |
How popular is Elmira, counting every spelling?
Elmira has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elmira?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elmira (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Elmira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elmira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elmira?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Elmira are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 53 and 80. That makes Elmira a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Elmira
How popular is the name Elmira?
Elmira was the 9027th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 392nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 894 places. More babies were named Elmira in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Elmira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Elmira in the US.