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Elman
How to Pronounce Elman
Pronounced EL-mun /ΛΙl.mΙn/Medium
Meaning: Elman is a family name used as a given name, usually read as a compound of the tree word elm and man, and also found as a Germanic and Yiddish surname. Passed to a child as a first name, it carries the plain, sturdy feel of an old surname rather than a personal meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Elman is a transferred surname, most simply read as the tree word elm joined to man, and also carried as a Germanic and Yiddish family name. Used as a first name mainly in the early twentieth century, it belongs with the plain, dignified surname-names of that era. Its sound was kept current by bearers such as the violinist Mischa Elman.
Elman was always rare as a first name, given to only about twenty boys a year at its early-nineteen-twenties peak, though the surname endured much longer. A boy named Elman then would be past a hundred today.
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What does the name Elman mean?
It is a surname used as a first name, usually read as elm plus man, and also a Germanic family name.
How do you pronounce Elman?
It is said EL-mun, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Elman a boy or girl name?
Elman is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Elman?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.