Elmar is a rare variant of Elmer that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Elmar is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Elmar first appears in 1913 and peaked in 1923 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,194 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,617 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,138 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,833 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,849 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,460 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,778 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,477 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | — | #3,843 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,671 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,724 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,221 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | — | #2,742 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,500 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | — | #3,069 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,098 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | — | #3,169 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | — | #2,714 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | — | #2,840 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | #4,786 | #2,647 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | — | #2,717 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,763 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | — | #2,461 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | — | #3,221 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | — | #2,150 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | — | #2,271 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | — | #2,680 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #5,199 | #2,828 |
| 1919 | 12 | — | #5,027 | #3,516 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | #5,043 | #3,858 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,318 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | — | #2,602 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | — | #2,212 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | — | #2,503 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #2,952 |