The first name Elmar
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Elmar at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 7 boys born in the United States were named Elmar, the 10,194th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1923, when 15 were.
GirlsBoys
314
babies named Elmar since 1880
#10,194
rank in 2024
1923
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Elmar
14 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Elmar GasimovAzerbaijani judoka, born 1990
- Elmar KlosCzech director, scriptwriter and university educator (1910–1993)
- Elmar MammadyarovAzerbaijani diplomat, born 1960
- Elmar WepperGerman actor (1944–2023)
- Elmar BorrmannGerman fencer, born 1957
- Elmar ReindersDutch bicycle rider, born 1992
- Elmar AltvaterGerman Marxist academic (1938-2018)
- Elmar MäderCommander of the Swiss Guard (born 1963)
- Elmar MagerramovChess player, born 1958
- Elmar LichteneggerAustrian athletics competitor, born 1974
- Elmar KaljotEstonian footballer and coach (1901-1969)
- Elmar BakhshievFootballer, born 1980
Questions
- Is Elmar a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 314 US babies named Elmar since 1880, 6% were girls and 94% boys.
- When was Elmar most popular?
- 1923 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Elmar, its highest rank at 2,150th.