Old High German origin
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01 / Meaning & origin
Elmar is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, German, Dutch and 6 other languages.
Separate records with matching spellings: Elmár (Q989001)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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8 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2024: 7 boys (rank 9894).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1984–2025 Spelling: Elmar
Recorded category boys
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Source: Statistik Austria · Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). National counts are computed by NameStoria as the sum of the published district rows plus the GEH row for the same name/sex/year (the file has no national total row); see notes for the overlap check.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18 | 148 | observed |
| 1985 | 12 | 172 | observed |
| 1986 | 16 | 153 | observed |
| 1987 | 6 | 225 | observed |
| 1988 | 10 | 187 | observed |
| 1989 | 7 | 211 | observed |
| 1990 | 8 | 216 | observed |
| 1991 | 7 | 224 | observed |
| 1992 | 6 | 249 | observed |
| 1993 | 3 | 338 | observed |
| 1994 | 6 | 258 | observed |
| 1995 | 2 | 419 | observed |
| 1996 | 3 | 374 | observed |
| 1997 | 4 | 329 | observed |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 4 | 389 | observed |
| 2001 | 1 | 797 | observed |
| 2002 | 1 | 891 | observed |
| 2003 | 2 | 671 | observed |
| 2004 | 4 | 499 | observed |
| 2005 | 2 | 741 | observed |
| 2006 | 4 | 532 | observed |
| 2007 | 2 | 773 | observed |
| 2008 | 2 | 788 | observed |
| 2009 | 2 | 780 | observed |
| 2010 | 1 | 1,508 | observed |
| 2011 | 1 | 1,512 | observed |
| 2012 | 1 | 1,520 | observed |
| 2013 | 1 | 1,539 | observed |
| 2014 | 1 | 1,621 | observed |
| 2015 | 3 | 893 | observed |
| 2016 | 2 | 1,231 | observed |
| 2017 | 2 | 1,222 | observed |
| 2018 | 1 | 1,764 | observed |
| 2019 | 4 | 811 | observed |
| 2020 | 4 | 809 | observed |
| 2021 | 1 | 1,741 | observed |
| 2022 | 3 | 972 | observed |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | 3 | 981 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Elmar” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.