# Elmira (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/elmira/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “noble”, “famous” |
| Pronunciation | /ɛlˈmaɪ.ɹə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,360 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,360 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 36, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Possibly a feminine equivalent of Elmer, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *mēraz (“famous”), as in Spanish Edelmira. Introduced through literature (Molière, Goethe).

## What it means

Elmira is grouped under famous and noble.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 12,649 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12,511 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13,928 |
| 2013 | 5 | 17,343 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10,376 |
| 2015 | 14 | 8,133 |
| 2016 | 5 | 17,011 |
| 2017 | 12 | 8,947 |
| 2018 | 12 | 8,775 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12,847 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,399 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8,172 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9,810 |
| 2024 | 14 | 7,702 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9,027 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 4,736 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3,214 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,970 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,709 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

## People named Elmira

- Elmira Shahtakhtinskaya, Azerbaijani painter (1930–1996)
- Elmira Akhundova, Azerbaijani writer, publicist and politician
- Elmira Karapetyan, Armenian sports shooter

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.