Elmire

EHL-meye-er /ˈɛlmaɪɚ/
girl 3 syllables fading

Elmire is a very rare variant of Elmer that was most common in the 1900s and has all but disappeared.

Elmire is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1947. Elmire was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1906 (11 births).

About the name Elmire

PronunciationEHL-meye-er /ˈɛlmaɪɚ/
CultureDutchFrench
11peak births 1906
1880first in SSA data

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How popular is Elmire?

Girls named Elmire
18801890190019101920193019401947
Girls named Elmire per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–1947 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1947) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Elmire total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19476—#4,911
19286—#4,338
192710—#3,121
19225—#5,227
19216—#4,640
19209—#3,410
19198—#3,558
19187—#3,996
19177—#3,824
19168—#3,348
19157—#3,538
191410—#2,310
19136—#2,930
19115—#2,582
190910—#1,397
19077—#1,688
190611—#1,177
19059—#1,336
19035—#1,874
19017—#1,384
19006—#1,787
18987—#1,410
189510—#1,075
18947—#1,269
18925—#1,520
18917—#1,130
18905—#1,394
18897—#1,057
18875—#1,190
18805—#860