Elmira is an uncommon variant of Elmer that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Elmira is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,027 for girl births in the United States (and #15,371 across all names), given to 11 babies. Elmira was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (122 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #9,027 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #7,702 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #9,810 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #8,172 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,399 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #12,847 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #8,775 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #8,947 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #17,011 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #8,133 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,376 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #17,343 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #13,928 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,511 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,649 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #15,831 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,047 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #16,222 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #10,645 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,173 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #14,152 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,528 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,008 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,546 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #7,045 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,377 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,290 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,136 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,066 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,708 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,158 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #4,973 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #4,362 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | #4,169 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #4,836 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,142 |
| 1968 | 17 | — | #3,212 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #4,114 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #3,606 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #4,018 |
| 1964 | 17 | — | #3,154 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | #3,379 |
| 1962 | 32 | — | #2,088 |
| 1961 | 26 | — | #2,379 |
| 1960 | 31 | — | #2,069 |
| 1959 | 36 | — | #1,858 |
| 1958 | 32 | — | #1,950 |
| 1957 | 30 | — | #2,003 |
| 1956 | 24 | — | #2,273 |
| 1955 | 28 | — | #2,034 |
| 1954 | 36 | — | #1,713 |
| 1953 | 35 | — | #1,685 |
| 1952 | 31 | — | #1,795 |
| 1951 | 47 | — | #1,369 |
| 1950 | 33 | — | #1,634 |
| 1949 | 41 | — | #1,440 |
| 1948 | 34 | — | #1,608 |
| 1947 | 34 | — | #1,643 |
| 1946 | 27 | — | #1,739 |
| 1945 | 36 | — | #1,338 |
| 1944 | 42 | — | #1,228 |
| 1943 | 42 | — | #1,258 |
| 1942 | 40 | — | #1,271 |
| 1941 | 45 | — | #1,106 |
| 1940 | 49 | — | #1,028 |
| 1939 | 38 | — | #1,184 |
| 1938 | 49 | — | #1,020 |
| 1937 | 54 | — | #942 |
| 1936 | 43 | — | #1,069 |
| 1935 | 54 | — | #949 |
| 1934 | 57 | — | #907 |
| 1933 | 47 | — | #1,012 |
| 1932 | 52 | — | #980 |
| 1931 | 59 | — | #900 |
| 1930 | 67 | — | #883 |
| 1929 | 79 | — | #790 |
| 1928 | 92 | — | #741 |
| 1927 | 72 | — | #876 |
| 1926 | 86 | — | #778 |
| 1925 | 87 | — | #791 |
| 1924 | 81 | — | #833 |
| 1923 | 93 | — | #753 |
| 1922 | 94 | — | #754 |
| 1921 | 122 | — | #668 |
| 1920 | 97 | — | #732 |
| 1919 | 95 | — | #718 |
| 1918 | 108 | — | #692 |
| 1917 | 105 | — | #663 |
| 1916 | 104 | — | #670 |
| 1915 | 102 | — | #656 |
| 1914 | 80 | — | #647 |
| 1913 | 74 | — | #600 |
| 1912 | 71 | — | #572 |
| 1911 | 33 | — | #758 |
| 1910 | 47 | — | #611 |
| 1909 | 35 | — | #673 |
| 1908 | 54 | — | #494 |
| 1907 | 47 | — | #524 |
| 1906 | 34 | — | #613 |
| 1905 | 40 | — | #548 |
| 1904 | 31 | — | #616 |
| 1903 | 39 | — | #516 |
| 1902 | 42 | — | #487 |
| 1901 | 34 | — | #524 |
| 1900 | 33 | — | #614 |
| 1899 | 29 | — | #569 |
| 1898 | 37 | — | #512 |
| 1897 | 29 | — | #557 |
| 1896 | 38 | — | #470 |
| 1895 | 40 | — | #460 |
| 1894 | 20 | — | #670 |
| 1893 | 33 | — | #467 |
| 1892 | 31 | — | #489 |
| 1891 | 20 | — | #596 |
| 1890 | 31 | — | #471 |
| 1889 | 38 | — | #394 |
| 1888 | 19 | — | #580 |
| 1887 | 31 | — | #392 |
| 1886 | 18 | — | #530 |
| 1885 | 15 | — | #560 |
| 1884 | 21 | — | #439 |
| 1883 | 22 | — | #400 |
| 1882 | 17 | — | #449 |
| 1881 | 17 | — | #407 |
| 1880 | 13 | — | #477 |