Elder
About Elder
The name Elder peaked for boys at #556 in 1899. The name is most popular in Maryland, Maryland, and Georgia. Elder is occasionally used for girls in 1942.
As of September 2026, Elder ranked #2725 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #556 in 1899.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,676 | 45 | 23.4 |
| 2015 | #3,456 | 32 | 16.7 |
| 2016 | #2,945 | 40 | 21.1 |
| 2017 | #2,768 | 44 | 23.8 |
| 2018 | #3,631 | 30 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | #2,596 | 50 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | #3,513 | 31 | 18 |
| 2021 | #2,830 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2022 | #3,019 | 41 | 23.5 |
| 2023 | #2,704 | 48 | 28.1 |
| 2024 | #2,396 | 58 | 33.7 |
| 2025 | #2,725 | 47 | 27.5 |
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Famous Elders
- Élder Alencar Machado (de Campos)
Brazilian footballer
- Elder José Figueroa
Salvadoran footballer
- Élder da Silva Granja
Brazilian footballer
- Elder Herrera
Colombian cyclist
- Elder James Olson
American poet
- Elder Vogel
American politician from Pennsylvania
- Elder Lafayette White
American baseball player
- Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé
Nigerian footballer
Elder in pop culture
- Elder
a character in the Across the Universe trilogy by Beth Revis
- Elder
a member of a powerful group of Whitelighters (guardian angels) in the TV series Charmed
- Elder
title in the LDS church, used for several characters in musical "The Book of Mormon"
- The Elder Wand
one of the Deathly Hallows in Harry Potter
- The Elder Scrolls
a game franchise from Bethesda
- Elder
an English surname, may refer to an ancestor with high standing in a Protestant church governed by councils of elders