Is Elder a boy or girl name?

Elder is a boy’s name. Of the 2,320 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.2% were girls and 97.8% were boys.

Elder

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Elder was most popular in 2024, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,082 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,826, with 47 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,320 people named Elder.

Elder over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elder’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elder a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elder is a boy’s name — 2.2% of the 2,320 Americans given it were girls and 97.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Elder

Where Elder is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org