Elder is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Elder is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,725 for boy births in the United States (and #5,847 across all names), given to 47 babies. Elder first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (58 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,725 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,397 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,706 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | — | #3,019 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,831 |
| 2020 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,514 |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,597 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,632 |
| 2017 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,770 |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,945 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,457 |
| 2014 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,676 |
| 2013 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,602 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,827 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,187 |
| 2010 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,887 |
| 2009 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,915 |
| 2008 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,600 |
| 2007 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,314 |
| 2006 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,259 |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,721 |
| 2004 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,860 |
| 2003 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,588 |
| 2002 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,263 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,165 |
| 2000 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,825 |
| 1999 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,685 |
| 1998 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,408 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | — | #3,195 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | — | #3,232 |
| 1995 | 22 | — | — | #3,128 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | — | #3,795 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | — | #3,408 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | — | #2,866 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | — | #4,070 |
| 1990 | 24 | — | — | #2,723 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | — | #4,603 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #5,953 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | — | #3,178 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,317 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,133 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,247 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | — | #5,090 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,096 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #4,996 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,095 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,144 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,863 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,675 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,600 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | — | #3,453 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,390 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,699 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,130 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,226 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,754 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,437 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,718 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,148 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | — | #2,849 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,283 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | — | #3,020 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | — | #3,179 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,454 |
| 1950 | 11 | — | — | #2,354 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | — | #2,374 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,662 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | — | #2,543 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,275 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | — | #2,292 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | — | #2,354 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #3,031 |
| 1942 | 15 | — | #4,824 | #2,420 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | — | #2,957 |
| 1940 | 14 | — | — | #1,927 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | — | #2,202 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,271 |
| 1937 | 11 | — | — | #2,241 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | — | #1,904 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | — | #2,288 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | — | #1,959 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,851 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | #4,599 | #2,225 |
| 1931 | 21 | — | — | #1,557 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,102 |
| 1929 | 24 | — | #3,773 | #1,875 |
| 1928 | 21 | — | — | #1,662 |
| 1927 | 23 | — | #3,968 | #2,065 |
| 1926 | 34 | — | #5,054 | #1,365 |
| 1925 | 19 | — | #4,134 | #2,476 |
| 1924 | 38 | — | #3,203 | #1,426 |
| 1923 | 23 | — | — | #1,613 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1921 | 20 | — | — | #1,783 |
| 1920 | 25 | — | — | #1,517 |
| 1919 | 21 | — | — | #1,647 |
| 1918 | 33 | — | — | #1,217 |
| 1917 | 21 | — | — | #1,606 |
| 1916 | 28 | — | — | #1,277 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #3,915 | #1,999 |
| 1914 | 25 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | — | #1,518 |
| 1912 | 19 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,589 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #998 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | — | #858 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #993 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,045 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #981 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | — | #801 |
| 1899 | 13 | — | — | #556 |
| 1898 | 10 | — | — | #709 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #923 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #814 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,086 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #906 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #786 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #794 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #934 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #728 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #699 |