Elmore
Meaning
“An English surname and place name from Old English elm, the tree, and ofer, riverbank, the bank where elms grew.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Elmore has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Elmore
Most people given the name Elmore in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Elmore you meet today is most often in his 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Elmore deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Elmore truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Elmore fits with your family’s names and surname.
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