Is Elder a boy or girl name?
Elder is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 58 boys were named Elder, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 2,273 US babies named Elder were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,396
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Elder since 1880
- 2,273
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 58 babies
Boys and girls named Elder, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 191 | 6 | 3% |
| 1920s | 213 | 36 | 14.5% |
| 1930s | 123 | 5 | 3.9% |
| 1940s | 94 | 5 | 5.1% |
| 1950s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 233 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 422 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 373 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 222 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,019 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,513 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,631 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,768 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,945 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,456 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,602 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,827 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,187 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,886 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,600 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,314 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 36 | #2,859 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,588 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,165 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,825 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,195 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,232 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,128 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,794 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,408 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,866 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,071 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,723 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,602 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,953 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,178 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,317 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,132 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,245 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,089 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,096 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,996 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,094 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,142 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,863 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,675 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,598 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,453 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,390 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,699 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,133 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,225 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,753 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,436 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,718 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,150 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,849 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,282 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,020 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,454 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,275 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,031 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,419 | 5 | #4,823 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,957 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,272 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,225 | 5 | #4,599 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,102 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,875 | 7 | #3,773 |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,065 | 7 | #3,968 |
| 1926 | 29 | #1,365 | 5 | #5,054 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,476 | 7 | #4,133 |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,426 | 10 | #3,203 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 33 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 14 | #1,999 | 6 | #3,915 |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 13 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #699 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elder reached #556 in 1899. As a girl name, it reached #3,203 in 1924. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elder
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.