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.

Elmira

#2,698 most common girls' name of all time · #4,603 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#2,698
Rank overall
#4,603 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
125 of 146
All-time
4,360
Since 2016
92
Peak year
1921 #669
Best rank
#394 1887
Girls Boys peak 122/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elmira 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 11 — 11 #8,864
2024 14 — 14 #7,598
2023 10 — 10 #9,620
2022 13 — 13 #8,037
2020 8 — 8 #11,095
2019 7 — 7 #12,457
2018 12 — 12 #8,621
2017 12 — 12 #8,782
2016 5 — 5 #16,223
2015 14 — 14 #8,011
2014 10 — 10 #10,134
2013 5 — 5 #16,557
2012 7 — 7 #13,484
2011 8 — 8 #12,159
2010 8 — 8 #12,283
2009 6 — 6 #15,250
2007 8 — 8 #12,680
2002 5 — 5 #15,441
1999 8 — 8 #10,355
1996 5 — 5 #13,525
1993 5 — 5 #13,450
1990 8 — 8 #9,254
1989 7 — 7 #9,688
1987 9 — 9 #7,357
1982 9 — 9 #6,892
1981 7 — 7 #8,137
1979 7 — 7 #8,063
1978 8 — 8 #6,953
1977 8 — 8 #6,900
1976 10 — 10 #5,606
1974 5 — 5 #8,780
1973 11 — 11 #4,873
1972 13 — 13 #4,305
1971 14 — 14 #4,125
1970 11 — 11 #4,765
1969 7 — 7 #5,979
1968 17 — 17 #3,176
1967 11 — 11 #4,063
1966 13 — 13 #3,560
1965 11 — 11 #3,954
1964 17 — 17 #3,113
1963 15 — 15 #3,337
1962 32 — 32 #2,075
1961 26 — 26 #2,363
1960 31 — 31 #2,061
1959 36 — 36 #1,853
1958 32 — 32 #1,941
1957 30 — 30 #1,990
1956 24 — 24 #2,253
1955 28 — 28 #2,024
1954 36 — 36 #1,702
1953 35 — 35 #1,672
1952 31 — 31 #1,784
1951 47 — 47 #1,363
1950 33 — 33 #1,626
1949 41 — 41 #1,438
1948 34 — 34 #1,598
1947 34 — 34 #1,636
1946 27 — 27 #1,724
1945 36 — 36 #1,336
1944 42 — 42 #1,224
1943 42 — 42 #1,254
1942 40 — 40 #1,266
1941 45 — 45 #1,104
1940 49 — 49 #1,025
1939 38 — 38 #1,182
1938 49 — 49 #1,020
1937 54 — 54 #942
1936 43 — 43 #1,064
1935 54 — 54 #946
1934 57 — 57 #905
1933 47 — 47 #1,008
1932 52 — 52 #980
1931 59 — 59 #901
1930 67 — 67 #881
1929 79 — 79 #793
1928 92 — 92 #740
1927 72 — 72 #876
1926 86 — 86 #778
1925 87 — 87 #791
1924 81 — 81 #832
1923 93 — 93 #753
1922 94 — 94 #756
1921 122 — 122 #669
1920 97 — 97 #732
1919 95 — 95 #718
1918 108 — 108 #693
1917 105 — 105 #664
1916 104 — 104 #669
1915 102 — 102 #656
1914 80 — 80 #648
1913 74 — 74 #600
1912 71 — 71 #571
1911 33 — 33 #757
1910 47 — 47 #613
1909 35 — 35 #672
1908 54 — 54 #494
1907 47 — 47 #522
1906 34 — 34 #613
1905 40 — 40 #547
1904 31 — 31 #615
1903 39 — 39 #516
1902 42 — 42 #487
1901 34 — 34 #524
1900 33 — 33 #614
1899 29 — 29 #569
1898 37 — 37 #512
1897 29 — 29 #556
1896 38 — 38 #472
1895 40 — 40 #459
1894 20 — 20 #667
1893 33 — 33 #468
1892 31 — 31 #492
1891 20 — 20 #591
1890 31 — 31 #473
1889 38 — 38 #396
1888 19 — 19 #577
1887 31 — 31 #394
1886 18 — 18 #531
1885 15 — 15 #560
1884 21 — 21 #445
1883 22 — 22 #406
1882 17 — 17 #450
1881 17 — 17 #413
1880 13 — 13 #477