Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Elder

#2,868 most common boys' name of all time · #6,926 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,868
Rank overall
#6,926 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
125 of 146
All-time
2,320
Since 2016
433
Peak year
2024 #2,393
Best rank
#574 1899
Girls Boys peak 58/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elder is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 47 47 #2,720
2024 — 58 58 #2,393
2023 — 48 48 #2,696
2022 — 41 41 #3,006
2021 — 44 44 #2,822
2020 — 31 31 #3,499
2019 — 50 50 #2,584
2018 — 30 30 #3,611
2017 — 44 44 #2,758
2016 — 40 40 #2,935
2015 — 32 32 #3,432
2014 — 45 45 #2,661
2013 — 29 29 #3,585
2012 — 27 27 #3,808
2011 — 35 35 #3,166
2010 — 41 41 #2,876
2009 — 41 41 #2,897
2008 — 48 48 #2,584
2007 — 56 56 #2,305
2006 — 56 56 #2,250
2005 — 40 40 #2,703
2004 — 36 36 #2,846
2003 — 39 39 #2,581
2002 — 46 46 #2,251
2001 — 28 28 #3,145
2000 — 32 32 #2,808
1999 — 32 32 #2,667
1998 — 36 36 #2,398
1997 — 23 23 #3,164
1996 — 22 22 #3,207
1995 — 22 22 #3,104
1994 — 17 17 #3,763
1993 — 19 19 #3,377
1992 — 24 24 #2,840
1991 — 14 14 #4,018
1990 — 24 24 #2,702
1989 — 11 11 #4,538
1988 — 7 7 #5,778
1986 — 15 15 #3,140
1985 — 7 7 #5,172
1984 — 7 7 #4,998
1983 — 9 9 #4,155
1981 — 7 7 #4,984
1980 — 7 7 #4,957
1979 — 7 7 #4,864
1978 — 5 5 #5,804
1977 — 5 5 #5,878
1976 — 5 5 #5,622
1973 — 6 6 #4,530
1972 — 6 6 #4,463
1971 — 9 9 #3,392
1970 — 6 6 #4,248
1969 — 7 7 #3,613
1967 — 5 5 #3,995
1964 — 5 5 #4,059
1963 — 6 6 #3,678
1960 — 7 7 #3,356
1959 — 6 6 #3,642
1957 — 5 5 #4,029
1956 — 9 9 #2,815
1955 — 7 7 #3,212
1954 — 8 8 #2,959
1952 — 7 7 #3,113
1951 — 6 6 #3,386
1950 — 11 11 #2,329
1949 — 11 11 #2,349
1948 — 9 9 #2,620
1947 — 10 10 #2,512
1946 — 6 6 #3,203
1945 — 10 10 #2,259
1944 — 10 10 #2,324
1943 — 7 7 #2,977
1942 5 10 15 #2,405
1941 — 7 7 #2,889
1940 — 14 14 #1,907
1939 — 11 11 #2,171
1938 — 6 6 #3,202
1937 — 11 11 #2,207
1936 — 14 14 #1,884
1935 — 11 11 #2,260
1934 — 14 14 #1,948
1933 — 15 15 #1,839
1932 5 12 17 #2,204
1931 — 21 21 #1,548
1930 — 8 8 #3,040
1929 7 17 24 #1,860
1928 — 21 21 #1,659
1927 7 16 23 #2,053
1926 5 29 34 #1,357
1925 7 12 19 #2,448
1924 10 28 38 #1,419
1923 — 23 23 #1,596
1922 — 22 22 #1,651
1921 — 20 20 #1,771
1920 — 25 25 #1,510
1919 — 21 21 #1,629
1918 — 33 33 #1,213
1917 — 21 21 #1,590
1916 — 28 28 #1,270
1915 6 14 20 #1,979
1914 — 25 25 #1,157
1913 — 13 13 #1,507
1912 — 19 19 #1,066
1911 — 6 6 #1,567
1910 — 11 11 #1,002
1906 — 5 5 #1,281
1905 — 9 9 #860
1904 — 7 7 #988
1903 — 5 5 #1,173
1902 — 6 6 #1,040
1901 — 6 6 #969
1900 — 11 11 #805
1899 — 13 13 #574
1898 — 10 10 #723
1896 — 7 7 #920
1895 — 8 8 #815
1893 — 5 5 #1,068
1892 — 5 5 #1,104
1889 — 6 6 #903
1888 — 5 5 #1,055
1886 — 7 7 #786
1884 — 7 7 #788
1883 — 5 5 #920
1881 — 7 7 #735
1880 — 8 8 #701