Given name & surname

Elmir

Elmir is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Elmir is a variant of Elmer. An origin associated with Elmer is Old English.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Elmir is a variant of Elmer. The history of Elmer gives this family its wider story. Elmer’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.

Combines direct and name-family evidence

Elmir through the years

Babies since 1880
22
22 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2014
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012342025Highest share 20240.0
Elmir in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2005–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 205 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Elmir’s family of names

Elmir has a related form in Elmer.

Walk Elmir’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Elmir, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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>99% boys

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Aamil

0Not recently recorded

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Yetziel

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>99% boys

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Elvir

Elvir is a surname.

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Rekker

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>99% boys

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Izah

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>99% boys

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Emrah

“one who is brotherly”

0Not recently recorded

83% boys · 17% girls

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Ullr

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Elmir’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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