Elmore
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning elm tree marsh or swamp.
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US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Elmore by the numbers
Its American peak was 131 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elmore. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Elmore
Names that are said the same way as Elmore, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elmir4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Elmore, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
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