Elm

Elm is a baby name of English origin, meaning The tall elm tree.

What Elm means

The tall elm tree.

Elm is short — 3 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Elm comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Elm is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Elm?

Elm does not currently chart in the top 100 baby names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.

The character of Elm

We group Elm under the natural world. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Nature

Names like Elm

These share Elm's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Ash — The ash tree.
• Aspen — The quaking aspen tree.
• Bay — An inlet of the sea; the laurel.
• Birch — The bright birch tree.
• Briar — A wild, thorny rose bush.
• Cedar — The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
• Hawthorn — The flowering hawthorn tree.
• Hayden — From the hedged valley.
• Lake — A still body of water.
• Linden — The linden tree.
• Oakley — From the oak meadow.
• Presley — Priest's meadow.

More English names

• Egypt — From the land of the Nile.
• Elsie — Pledged to God.
• Edward — Wealthy guardian.
• Emberly — Glowing ember; spark.
• Edmund — Wealthy protector.
• Emerson — Son of Emery; brave.
• Edith — Prosperous in war; a rich gift.
• Evelyn — Wished-for child; life.
• Edgar — Wealthy spearman.
• Everleigh — From the boar meadow.