Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Elder

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Elder
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

All-time

2,221

Elder has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 58 boys were named Elder.

In 2024, only 58 boys were given the name.

All told, about 2,221 Americans have been named Elder and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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