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Origin & history of Elder1
Portuguese roots
Elder comes from the Portuguese tradition, meaning Older or senior person..
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How popular is Elder?
2024
peak year
Today, Elder is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2986), with only about 42 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 58 babies were given the name (ranked #2396 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Elder's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 2,273 babies have been registered as Elder since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
58
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,396)
(ranked #2,396)
42
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
420
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
2,273
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Elder8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
E5
L3
D4
E5
R9
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Elder💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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