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.

Elmore

#2,059 most common boys' name of all time · #4,930 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2021

Rank among boys
#2,059
Rank overall
#4,930 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
114 of 146
All-time
3,967
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1918 #531
Best rank
#404 1896
Girls Boys peak 131/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Elmore 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
2021 — 5 5 #12,178
2005 — 5 5 #11,494
2004 — 6 6 #9,974
2002 — 5 5 #10,696
1996 — 5 5 #9,033
1995 — 5 5 #8,887
1990 — 8 8 #5,844
1989 — 9 9 #5,184
1988 — 5 5 #7,297
1986 — 6 6 #5,949
1985 — 8 8 #4,715
1982 — 10 10 #3,975
1981 — 6 6 #5,498
1980 — 6 6 #5,555
1979 — 13 13 #3,183
1978 — 11 11 #3,413
1977 — 13 13 #3,049
1976 — 5 5 #5,618
1975 — 17 17 #2,461
1974 — 15 15 #2,558
1973 — 20 20 #2,046
1972 — 14 14 #2,547
1971 — 22 22 #1,924
1970 — 15 15 #2,409
1969 — 8 8 #3,331
1968 — 14 14 #2,216
1967 — 11 11 #2,481
1966 — 21 21 #1,689
1965 — 15 15 #2,096
1964 — 12 12 #2,424
1963 — 23 23 #1,661
1962 — 20 20 #1,812
1961 — 26 26 #1,574
1960 — 26 26 #1,588
1959 — 24 24 #1,624
1958 — 38 38 #1,259
1957 — 27 27 #1,518
1956 — 33 33 #1,341
1955 — 46 46 #1,103
1954 — 48 48 #1,086
1953 — 47 47 #1,061
1952 — 43 43 #1,114
1951 — 47 47 #1,044
1950 — 41 41 #1,107
1949 — 57 57 #914
1948 — 51 51 #975
1947 — 46 46 #1,067
1946 — 45 45 #1,024
1945 — 51 51 #888
1944 — 56 56 #842
1943 — 58 58 #878
1942 — 41 41 #1,058
1941 — 42 42 #991
1940 — 37 37 #1,071
1939 — 49 49 #892
1938 — 45 45 #943
1937 — 44 44 #944
1936 — 53 53 #835
1935 — 50 50 #897
1934 — 48 48 #912
1933 — 66 66 #754
1932 — 60 60 #824
1931 — 68 68 #752
1930 — 71 71 #759
1929 — 63 63 #820
1928 — 58 58 #875
1927 5 67 72 #813
1926 5 82 87 #703
1925 — 88 88 #686
1924 — 87 87 #704
1923 — 108 108 #613
1922 — 115 115 #604
1921 — 96 96 #661
1920 — 85 85 #701
1919 — 102 102 #598
1918 — 131 131 #531
1917 — 96 96 #608
1916 — 86 86 #628
1915 — 119 119 #511
1914 — 80 80 #557
1913 — 64 64 #542
1912 — 56 56 #535
1911 — 24 24 #633
1910 — 31 31 #508
1909 — 28 28 #491
1908 — 20 20 #576
1907 — 26 26 #460
1906 — 19 19 #536
1905 — 25 25 #445
1904 — 19 19 #506
1903 — 16 16 #564
1902 — 13 13 #636
1901 — 9 9 #746
1900 — 31 31 #409
1899 — 13 13 #573
1898 — 20 20 #469
1897 — 14 14 #572
1896 — 24 24 #404
1895 — 19 19 #470
1894 — 11 11 #646
1893 — 9 9 #729
1892 — 14 14 #562
1891 — 18 18 #425
1890 — 12 12 #589
1889 — 14 14 #516
1888 — 16 16 #500
1887 — 10 10 #611
1886 — 11 11 #594
1885 — 18 18 #434
1884 — 11 11 #595
1883 — 10 10 #622
1882 — 13 13 #529
1881 — 5 5 #886
1880 — 9 9 #656