Elder was the #2,718 boys' name in the US in 2025 (47 babies).
Elder as a boy’s name
US
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
2025
#2,718 (47)
2024
#2,393 (58)
2023
#2,693 (48)
2022
#3,003 (41)
2021
#2,819 (44)
2020
#3,497 (31)
2019
#2,582 (50)
2018
#3,607 (30)
2017
#2,755 (44)
2016
#2,935 (40)
2015
#3,431 (32)
2014
#2,661 (45)
2013
#3,582 (29)
2012
#3,807 (27)
2011
#3,164 (35)
The tide so far
Peaked in the US in 1899 at #548.
Rising over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
In 1942, 33% of US babies named Elder were girls.
How common is it?
about 1 in 36,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.
Next year
On its recent trend, Elder is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 30,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 24,000 to 1 in 39,000.