Is Elmyra a boy or girl name?

Elmyra is a girl’s name. Of the 537 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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.

Elmyra over time

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.

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