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Elmyra

Recorded 1893–2019 · United States

Elmyra was most popular in 1915, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,712 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 537 people named Elmyra.

Most popular in1915
Rank that year#2,712
Births that year24
Total since 1880537
Given to100% girls

Elmyra over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Elmyra’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

How old is the name Elmyra?

Elmyra first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1893, which makes it about 132 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 55 of the 133 years since. It was last recorded in 2019.

How many people are named Elmyra?

The Social Security Administration has recorded 537 American births named Elmyra between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States.

How many babies were named Elmyra in 2025?

Elmyra was not recorded in 2025. The SSA withholds any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so fewer than five American babies were given it.

Is Elmyra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elmyra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 537 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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