Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Elma (masculine) | Elma (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1980 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1970 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1960 | - | - | #1382 | 0.003 | ||
| 1950 | - | - | #925 | 0.006 | ||
| 1940 | - | - | #572 | 0.012 | ||
| 1930 | - | - | #394 | 0.025 | ||
| 1920 | #1942 | 0.002 | #295 | 0.040 | ||
| 1910 | #1924 | 0.002 | #250 | 0.056 | ||
| 1900 | - | - | #228 | 0.062 | ||
| 1890 | - | - | #229 | 0.058 | ||
| 1880 | - | - | #247 | 0.046 | ||
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