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Baby name
Elmer
Boy
Origin of the name
Elmer comes from the Old English Æthelmær, made of words meaning “noble” and “famous.”
Classic name
129,591births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 44rank at its peak, in 1918
Where babies named Elmer are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Elmer is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Elmer is most common in North Dakota (3.5 times), South Dakota (3) and Kentucky (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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