Male name
Elmer
131,344 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1918. Expression number: 8.
Origin
Medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, from Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”).From Wiktionary, entry “Elmer”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1918: 4,416 births. 131,344 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. At its peak, it ranked 33rd among boys' names in 1893. It is still given: 814 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
5 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 9 = 26 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
5 + 5 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 4 + 9 = 16 → 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.