The baby name Elmer appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1918 with 5,943 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Elmer has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1910 | 882 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1911 | 1,031 |
| 1912 | 2,229 |
| 1913 | 12 |
| 1913 | 2,822 |
| 1914 | 3,579 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1915 | 4,719 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1916 | 4,980 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1917 | 5,147 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1918 | 5,943 |
| 1919 | 20 |
| 1919 | 5,272 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1920 | 5,621 |
| 1921 | 22 |
| 1921 | 5,663 |
| 1922 | 27 |
| 1922 | 4,982 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1923 | 4,873 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1924 | 5,031 |
| 1925 | 24 |
| 1925 | 4,450 |
| 1926 | 26 |
| 1926 | 4,331 |
| 1927 | 36 |
| 1927 | 4,182 |
| 1928 | 33 |
| 1928 | 3,879 |
| 1929 | 53 |
| 1929 | 3,378 |
| 1930 | 15 |
| 1930 | 3,299 |
| 1931 | 2,745 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1932 | 2,484 |
| 1933 | 34 |
| 1933 | 2,311 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1934 | 2,207 |
| 1935 | 6 |
| 1935 | 2,031 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1936 | 1,774 |
| 1937 | 1,908 |
| 1938 | 1,665 |
| 1939 | 1,670 |
| 1940 | 1,661 |
| 1941 | 1,624 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1942 | 1,574 |
| 1943 | 1,778 |
| 1944 | 1,343 |
| 1945 | 1,220 |
| 1946 | 1,155 |
| 1947 | 1,231 |
| 1948 | 1,170 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1949 | 1,206 |
| 1950 | 1,107 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1951 | 1,075 |
| 1952 | 1,024 |
| 1953 | 928 |
| 1954 | 809 |
| 1955 | 1,021 |
| 1956 | 913 |
| 1957 | 846 |
| 1958 | 710 |
| 1959 | 655 |
| 1960 | 619 |
| 1961 | 527 |
| 1962 | 521 |
| 1963 | 498 |
| 1964 | 443 |
| 1965 | 435 |
| 1966 | 347 |
| 1967 | 331 |
| 1968 | 343 |
| 1969 | 336 |
| 1970 | 293 |
| 1971 | 272 |
| 1972 | 226 |
| 1973 | 168 |
| 1974 | 219 |
| 1975 | 161 |
| 1976 | 174 |
| 1977 | 132 |
| 1978 | 124 |
| 1979 | 168 |
| 1980 | 119 |
| 1981 | 72 |
| 1982 | 90 |
| 1983 | 56 |
| 1984 | 77 |
| 1985 | 66 |
| 1986 | 76 |
| 1987 | 75 |
| 1988 | 92 |
| 1989 | 97 |
| 1990 | 124 |
| 1991 | 128 |
| 1992 | 147 |
| 1993 | 112 |
| 1994 | 109 |
| 1995 | 153 |
| 1996 | 126 |
| 1997 | 155 |
| 1998 | 168 |
| 1999 | 141 |
| 2000 | 149 |
| 2001 | 189 |
| 2002 | 154 |
| 2003 | 222 |
| 2004 | 166 |
| 2005 | 187 |
| 2006 | 150 |
| 2007 | 154 |
| 2008 | 187 |
| 2009 | 175 |
| 2010 | 143 |
| 2011 | 109 |
| 2012 | 83 |
| 2013 | 125 |
| 2014 | 118 |
| 2015 | 101 |
| 2016 | 120 |
| 2017 | 159 |
| 2018 | 113 |
| 2019 | 144 |
| 2020 | 88 |
| 2021 | 136 |
| 2022 | 123 |
| 2023 | 93 |
| 2024 | 143 |