Meaning and history
From a surname derived from the Old English name Æðelmær, Elmer in the United States is sometimes used in honor of brothers Jonathan (1745–1817) and Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), who were active in early American politics.
20062006: 221 births, rank #889
2007: 244 births, rank #857
2008: 182 births, rank #1,041
2009: 227 births, rank #909
2010: 195 births, rank #1,005
20112011: 181 births, rank #1,046
2012: 143 births, rank #1,237
2013: 158 births, rank #1,144
2014: 169 births, rank #1,130
2015: 153 births, rank #1,205
20162016: 169 births, rank #1,141
2017: 151 births, rank #1,213
2018: 145 births, rank #1,261
2019: 175 births, rank #1,118
2020: 138 births, rank #1,308
20212021: 160 births, rank #1,207
2022: 168 births, rank #1,191
2023: 140 births, rank #1,346
2024: 181 births, rank #1,155
20252025: 165 births, rank #1,222
Elmer moved from #857 to #910 for boys between 2007 and 2009. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 4,373 births.