Elmer Forename
2,380th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 429,284 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
El Salvador
Elmer Forename Definition:
A male name. a surname derived from the christian name Aylmer (q.v.). It was the name of two New Jersey brothers who played an active part in the American Revolution, and is now a common christian name in the USA. But as late as 1655 Lyford gives Elmer as a christian name from Ethelmer, and it is possible that the American use may also represent a survival of this.
Read More About This ForenameElmer Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 99% | 189,243 | 1:560 | 74 |
| United States | 100% | 78,900 | 1:4,595 | 674 |
| Peru | 100% | 51,850 | 1:613 | 111 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 28,184 | 1:572 | 112 |
| Honduras | 100% | 15,982 | 1:552 | 92 |
| El Salvador | - | 15,600 | 1:407 | 63 |
| Colombia | 100% | 11,799 | 1:4,049 | 488 |
| Mexico | 100% | 8,833 | 1:14,055 | 1,028 |
| Canada | 100% | 6,051 | 1:5,476 | 818 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 4,836 | 1:1,244 | 237 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 4,299 | 1:2,466 | 505 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1,900 | 1:2,509 | 422 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,457 | 1:21,148 | 2,787 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1,108 | 1:15,255 | 1,615 |
| Panama | 100% | 980 | 1:3,986 | 727 |
| Brazil | 100% | 896 | 1:239,103 | 10,037 |
| Ecuador | - | 858 | 1:20,661 | 1,178 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 828 | 1:36,476 | 2,434 |
| Denmark | - | 481 | 1:11,745 | 923 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 368 | 1:64,592 | 8,981 |
| Belize | 100% | 360 | 1:984 | 194 |
| Argentina | 97% | 294 | 1:145,487 | 2,183 |
| Chile | 100% | 267 | 1:65,945 | 2,047 |
| Indonesia | - | 224 | 1:1,151,624 | 68,674 |
| Spain | 100% | 220 | 1:211,500 | 4,189 |
| Germany | 100% | 210 | 1:460,371 | 5,044 |
| Bahrain | - | 178 | 1:7,577 | 1,232 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 161 | 1:189,130 | 11,132 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 154 | 1:67,736 | 4,074 |
| Finland | 100% | 135 | 1:40,616 | 1,554 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 135 | 1:26,299 | 1,032 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 123 | 1:1,267 | 348 |
| England | 98% | 122 | 1:455,762 | 10,007 |
| Oman | - | 111 | 1:37,015 | 2,224 |
| Sweden | 99% | 109 | 1:90,440 | 4,012 |
| Qatar | 100% | 102 | 1:23,231 | 3,339 |
| Nigeria | 70% | 100 | 1:1,775,644 | 36,815 |
| Guam | - | 87 | 1:1,847 | 398 |
| South Africa | 98% | 85 | 1:641,561 | 28,323 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 84 | 1:86,152 | 2,362 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 83 | 1:41,297 | 1,637 |
| New Zealand | - | 78 | 1:58,154 | 2,996 |
| Singapore | 100% | 76 | 1:82,724 | 7,169 |
| Israel | 97% | 74 | 1:113,553 | 4,644 |
| Australia | - | 72 | 1:189,689 | 4,914 |
| Cuba | - | 70 | 1:164,379 | 2,601 |
| Norway | 100% | 70 | 1:73,319 | 2,655 |
| China | - | 63 | 1:21,683,425 | 60,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 59 | 1:121,220 | 8,743 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Estonia | 100% | 51 | 1:25,792 | 1,959 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Portugal | - | 46 | 1:226,323 | 4,580 |
| Thailand | 100% | 46 | 1:1,523,170 | 47,664 |
| Austria | 100% | 41 | 1:207,663 | 3,073 |
| Italy | 100% | 36 | 1:1,696,169 | 12,510 |
| Namibia | - | 36 | 1:66,783 | 3,675 |
| India | 100% | 33 | 1:36,814,484 | 702,984 |
| Barbados | - | 32 | 1:9,056 | 1,021 |
| Belgium | 100% | 30 | 1:383,001 | 6,933 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 24 | 1:76,798 | 1,378 |
| South Korea | - | 24 | 1:231,018 | 8,270 |
| Aruba | - | 21 | 1:4,942 | 942 |
| Hong Kong | - | 21 | 1:369,177 | 3,937 |
| Ireland | 83% | 20 | 1:232,176 | 4,019 |
| Cameroon | - | 20 | 1:1,080,525 | 27,973 |
| Bahamas | - | 18 | 1:22,187 | 1,178 |
| Japan | - | 15 | 1:8,532,404 | 32,965 |
| Kenya | - | 15 | 1:3,087,141 | 21,962 |
| Russia | 85% | 14 | 1:10,302,407 | 38,919 |
| Afghanistan | 80% | 12 | 1:2,718,626 | 20,989 |
| France | 100% | 12 | 1:5,539,195 | 21,553 |
| Wales | 100% | 11 | 1:281,301 | 4,460 |
| Scotland | 90% | 10 | 1:535,037 | 6,544 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 10 | 1:821,350 | 10,525 |
| Angola | 100% | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Gabon | 100% | 9 | 1:209,260 | 2,118 |
| Libya | - | 9 | 1:691,257 | 1,282 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| Serbia | 100% | 9 | 1:793,969 | 5,658 |
| Jamaica | - | 8 | 1:360,403 | 10,541 |
| Liberia | 75% | 8 | 1:551,508 | 14,444 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 7 | 1:998,627 | 10,919 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 7 | 1:7,319 | 1,092 |
| Macau | - | 5 | 1:121,642 | 885 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| Benin | 100% | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Brunei | - | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Albania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Congo | 100% | 3 | 1:1,669,735 | 30,542 |
| Czechia | 100% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Georgia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Greece | 100% | 3 | 1:3,644,849 | 16,562 |
| Kosovo | - | 3 | 1:620,480 | 13,695 |
| Micronesia | - | 3 | 1:35,500 | 1,253 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Cape Verde | - | 2 | 1:264,576 | 4,841 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Luxembourg | - | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Élmer (3), Èlmer (2) & Elmér (1) are calculated separately.
Elmer (14,366) may also be a surname.
Elmer Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. a surname derived from the christian name Aylmer (q.v.). It was the name of two New Jersey brothers who played an active part in the American Revolution, and is now a common christian name in the USA. But as late as 1655 Lyford gives Elmer as a christian name from Ethelmer, and it is possible that the American use may also represent a survival of this.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Is merely an American metamorphosis of Aylmer: witness Elmer Rice, the quietly dynamic writer, and those two well-known characters of fiction, Sinclair Lewis’s Elmer Gantry and Talbot Mundy’s Elmer Rait.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Teutonic name, meaning: Famous.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Elmer Forename Popularity
Elmer Demographics
Elmer Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 16,498 (2014)
United States
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Phonetically Similar Names
Elmer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elmer in the Russian language | ||
| Эльмер | elmer | - |
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