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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Elmore

Elmore was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 402nd; the most babies were born in 1918 (131). More babies were named Elmore in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1918131 babies
Total since 1880
3,967babies recorded

Elmore popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1926.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#6,0088
1980#5,7376
1970#2,42715
1960#1,59626
1950#1,10841
1940#1,07437
1930#75671
1920#70185
1910#50231
1900#40531
1890#57612
1880#6509

How popular is Elmore, counting every spelling?

Elmore has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Elmore?

About 900 people born in the US named Elmore are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 58 and 78. That makes Elmore a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Elmore by state

How common Elmore was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (5.0×), South Carolina (4.2×), Alabama (3.7×), Virginia (2.9×), North Carolina (2.6×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMA0.03Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesVA0.30Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesNC0.27South Carolina: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesSC0.43District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.51 per 1,000 babiesLA0.51Mississippi: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMS0.09Alabama: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesAL0.38Georgia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesGA0.08Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesFL0.12
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Elmore, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Elmore: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elmore, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Elmore

How popular is the name Elmore?

Elmore was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 402nd; the most babies were born in 1918 (131). More babies were named Elmore in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Elmore a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Elmore in the US.

Where was Elmore most popular?

In 1916–1920, Elmore was most common in Louisiana (0.51 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Alabama.