Elmira
Elmira, Elmyra is a given name. Notable persons with the name include:Elmira Abdrazakova, Russian beauty pageant titleholder Elmira Alembekova, Russian racewalker Elmira Antommarchi, Colombian poet Elmira Gafarova (1934–1993), Soviet politician Elmira Marinova, know professionally as El Ma, Italian-Bulgarian singer-songwriter Elmira Minita Gordon (1930–2021), Governor-General of Belize Elmira…
Meaning & Origin of Elmira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elmira, Elmyra is a given name. Notable persons with the name include:Elmira Abdrazakova, Russian beauty pageant titleholder Elmira Alembekova, Russian racewalker Elmira Antommarchi, Colombian poet Elmira Gafarova (1934–1993), Soviet politician Elmira Marinova, know professionally as El Ma, Italian-Bulgarian singer-songwriter Elmira Minita Gordon (1930–2021), Governor-General of Belize Elmira…
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The Story of Elmira
Elmira first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 122 Elmiras were born — ranking #667 that year. As of 2026, Elmira ranks #7,076 for baby girls with 15 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Elmiras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elmira
Elmira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Elmira's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #390. Use the chart and map above to compare Elmira's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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