Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Elder
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
58
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Elder
How many people are named Elder?
An estimated 1,490 living Americans are named Elder.
How rare is Elder?
Elder is very rare among babies today, with 47 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 19% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Elder?
The median age of a living American named Elder is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 28 years old.
Is Elder still popular?
Yes — Elder is currently rising in popularity, with 47 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Elder most common?
Elder has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
19%
2025
47
All-time
2,268
Where it lives now
Elder is most concentrated in California — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Elder is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.