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.

Elma

#981 most common girls' name of all time · #1,766 across all names · 2% male / 98% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#981
Rank overall
#1,766 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
22,186
Since 2016
278
Peak year
1918 #249
Best rank
#209 1901
Girls Boys peak 674/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elma 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 32 — 32 #4,353
2024 30 — 30 #4,561
2023 23 — 23 #5,393
2022 25 — 25 #5,173
2021 32 — 32 #4,326
2020 18 — 18 #6,326
2019 27 — 27 #4,909
2018 32 — 32 #4,359
2017 32 — 32 #4,385
2016 27 — 27 #4,990
2015 31 — 31 #4,488
2014 27 — 27 #5,026
2013 23 — 23 #5,645
2012 35 — 35 #4,216
2011 33 — 33 #4,355
2010 31 — 31 #4,609
2009 37 — 37 #4,109
2008 37 — 37 #4,180
2007 39 — 39 #3,985
2006 37 — 37 #3,994
2005 47 — 47 #3,257
2004 37 — 37 #3,820
2003 51 — 51 #2,957
2002 40 — 40 #3,394
2001 48 — 48 #2,963
2000 38 — 38 #3,454
1999 36 — 36 #3,444
1998 18 — 18 #5,588
1997 13 — 13 #6,847
1996 20 — 20 #4,886
1995 19 — 19 #5,020
1994 17 — 17 #5,449
1993 17 — 17 #5,421
1992 17 — 17 #5,487
1991 12 — 12 #6,979
1990 14 — 14 #6,133
1989 21 — 21 #4,359
1988 19 — 19 #4,497
1987 10 — 10 #6,789
1986 13 — 13 #5,464
1985 22 — 22 #3,731
1984 27 — 27 #3,145
1983 19 — 19 #3,953
1982 23 — 23 #3,531
1981 20 — 20 #3,861
1980 22 — 22 #3,611
1979 26 — 26 #3,149
1978 31 — 31 #2,682
1977 23 — 23 #3,271
1976 33 — 33 #2,441
1975 29 — 29 #2,612
1974 35 — 35 #2,256
1973 33 — 33 #2,310
1972 41 — 41 #1,975
1971 44 — 44 #1,937
1970 34 — 34 #2,268
1969 47 — 47 #1,786
1968 50 — 50 #1,625
1967 49 — 49 #1,617
1966 47 — 47 #1,632
1965 66 — 66 #1,352
1964 62 — 62 #1,433
1963 76 — 76 #1,262
1962 74 — 74 #1,283
1961 72 — 72 #1,305
1960 111 — 111 #1,020
1959 89 — 89 #1,130
1958 108 — 108 #1,001
1957 94 8 102 #1,072
1956 103 — 103 #1,007
1955 104 — 104 #978
1954 114 — 114 #898
1953 129 — 129 #811
1952 130 — 130 #791
1951 125 6 131 #794
1950 143 6 149 #717
1949 150 8 158 #683
1948 159 7 166 #661
1947 167 5 172 #643
1946 162 — 162 #624
1945 179 5 184 #547
1944 162 13 175 #576
1943 208 — 208 #517
1942 226 8 234 #495
1941 193 13 206 #501
1940 204 8 212 #470
1939 204 10 214 #469
1938 244 11 255 #428
1937 225 16 241 #437
1936 258 10 268 #396
1935 267 9 276 #393
1934 285 10 295 #375
1933 297 9 306 #369
1932 299 8 307 #373
1931 352 8 360 #339
1930 362 9 371 #345
1929 360 12 372 #341
1928 424 18 442 #322
1927 465 19 484 #308
1926 449 22 471 #313
1925 487 17 504 #301
1924 522 14 536 #290
1923 494 18 512 #289
1922 579 13 592 #269
1921 610 18 628 #272
1920 600 20 620 #266
1919 594 15 609 #262
1918 659 15 674 #249
1917 580 9 589 #256
1916 622 23 645 #246
1915 575 12 587 #245
1914 484 10 494 #242
1913 388 13 401 #245
1912 375 11 386 #233
1911 252 6 258 #248
1910 273 — 273 #235
1909 248 — 248 #227
1908 208 — 208 #234
1907 228 — 228 #220
1906 193 — 193 #228
1905 171 5 176 #244
1904 160 — 160 #248
1903 162 — 162 #235
1902 199 — 199 #210
1901 189 — 189 #209
1900 182 — 182 #236
1899 136 — 136 #238
1898 172 — 172 #221
1897 156 — 156 #218
1896 160 6 166 #219
1895 137 — 137 #235
1894 127 — 127 #241
1893 129 — 129 #232
1892 112 — 112 #250
1891 118 — 118 #223
1890 108 — 108 #236
1889 98 — 98 #236
1888 97 — 97 #236
1887 73 — 73 #246
1886 82 — 82 #223
1885 76 — 76 #229
1884 59 — 59 #255
1883 42 — 42 #276
1882 47 — 47 #253
1881 41 — 41 #250
1880 28 — 28 #297