Elmon
Unusual variant of the name Elmer, derived from the Old English elements 'ælf' meaning "elf" and 'mær' meaning "famous".
Name Census estimates that about 148 living Americans carry the first name Elmon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Elmon today is around 76 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elmon births was 1922 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elmon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Elmon is about 76 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Elmons were born before 1960.
People living today
148
~ 1 in 2,315,908 Americans
Peak year
1922
27 babies that year
Average age
76
years old
1975 SSA rank
#4,467
Tracked since 1909
Census
Elmon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 234 people with the first name Elmon, which placed it at #34,758 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,758
National first-name rank
People counted
234
234 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elmon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elmon is White at 51.7%. The next largest groups are Black (37.6%) and Hispanic (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elmon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Elmon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.7% · 121
- Black or African American37.6% · 88
- Hispanic or Latino6.4% · 15
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 7
- Two or more races1.3% · 3
Popularity
Elmon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elmon from the 1900s through to the 1970s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 168 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elmon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Elmon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elmons live
Origin
Meaning and history of Elmon
The name Elmon is a variant of the Germanic name Agilmund, which means "battle-protection" or "protecting warrior." It originated in the 5th century AD among the Frankish and Alemannic tribes of present-day Germany and France. The name is composed of two Old High German elements: "agil" meaning "battle" or "sword," and "mund" meaning "protection" or "guardian."
Elmon was a relatively common name during the Middle Ages, especially in the Frankish kingdoms and the Holy Roman Empire. It appears in several medieval chronicles and records, such as the Annales Fuldenses, a 9th-century chronicle of the Frankish kingdom. One notable historical figure with this name was Elmon of Würzburg, a Frankish nobleman who lived in the late 9th century and served as a count under King Arnulf of Carinthia.
In the 11th century, Elmon of Blois (1020-1092) was a French nobleman and courtier who held lands in the County of Blois and served as a trusted advisor to several kings of France. Another notable Elmon was Elmon of Tournai (1145-1211), a Flemish priest and chronicler who wrote extensively about the history of the County of Flanders.
During the Renaissance period, Elmon Gissler (1487-1553) was a German humanist scholar and theologian who taught at the University of Ingolstadt and was a close friend of the reformer Philip Melanchthon. In the 17th century, Elmon van Lodensteyn (1601-1677) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his portraits and historical scenes.
One of the most famous individuals with the name Elmon was Elmon Maltbie Wright (1840-1903), an American educator and clergyman who served as the fourth president of Middlebury College in Vermont. He was a prominent figure in the field of higher education and a respected author on religious and philosophical topics.
While the name Elmon fell out of widespread use in more recent centuries, it remains a historically significant name with roots in the Germanic languages and a connection to the medieval period in Europe.
People
Elmon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Elmon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Elmon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elmon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 148 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elmon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,315,908 US residents.
Is Elmon a common name?
We classify Elmon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 591 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elmon most popular?
The single biggest year for Elmon was 1922, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elmon is about 76 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elmon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 234 people with the name Elmon, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,758 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Elmon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Elmon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elmon leans strongly male. 208 people counted with this name were male (89.3%), compared with 25 female bearers (10.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Elmon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elmon is White at 51.7%. The next largest groups are Black (37.6%) and Hispanic (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Elmon most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Elmon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.7% (121 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Elmon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elmon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elmon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Elmon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elmon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Elmon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Elmon?
You can see how many people share the name Elmon on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.