Eli

Given to 154,512 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −31% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#4067
recorded as girls
#104
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
3,453
girls 35 · boys 3,418
Peak year
2012
8,079 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
154,512
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Eli was most popular in 2012, when 8,079 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,418 babies were named Eli, ranking #104 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2012 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Eli was most popular in 2012, when 8,079 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,418 babies were named Eli, ranking #104 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 2012

Eli was most popular in 2012, when 8,079 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 3,418 babies were named Eli, ranking #104 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 35 4067 3,418 104
2024 44 3516 3,742 92
2023 29 4655 4,111 79
2022 41 3703 4,704 69
2021 29 4607 4,913 64
2020 29 4548 5,281 60
2019 33 4260 5,539 62
2018 38 3853 6,094 57
2017 23 5517 6,637 54
2016 33 4345 7,132 50
2015 27 4981 7,163 53
2014 22 5797 7,513 49
2013 36 4076 7,952 43
2012 31 4601 8,079 43
2011 39 3843 7,220 58
2010 31 4608 6,571 65
2009 30 4805 4,923 90
2008 20 6559 4,526 99
2007 20 6552 3,253 129
2006 22 5906 2,997 136
2005 18 6528 2,699 152
2004 42 3490 2,557 156
2003 16 6885 1,995 190
2002 18 6129 1,953 193
2001 21 5364 1,644 213
2000 9 9874 1,496 227
1999 16 6191 1,068 276
1998 19 5363 1,016 283
1997 12 7283 866 309
1996 8 9581 891 298
1995 16 5677 864 304
1994 14 6319 893 302
1993 14 6264 877 309
1992 12 7067 708 340
1991 13 6588 712 341
1990 8 9247 667 359
1989 9 8037 624 362
1988 11 6666 543 372
1987 6 9825 550 353
1986 5 10912 563 340
1985 10 6457 558 342
1984 7 8153 507 359
1983 12 5457 518 350
1982 10 6371 503 357
1981 5 10411 550 337
1980 9 6789 539 342
1979 <5 — 498 353
1978 6 8562 441 365
1977 7 7567 476 361
1976 12 4905 381 397
1975 <5 — 338 425
1974 5 8775 373 401
1973 7 6666 339 425
1972 5 8292 264 484
1971 <5 — 268 491
1970 <5 — 232 530
1969 <5 — 129 696
1968 <5 — 139 642
1967 <5 — 126 666
1966 <5 — 117 683
1965 <5 — 117 688
1964 <5 — 121 703
1963 <5 — 139 661
1962 <5 — 140 654
1961 <5 — 146 649
1960 5 6390 149 639
1959 <5 — 146 639
1958 <5 — 117 693
1957 <5 — 129 671
1956 <5 — 153 611
1955 <5 — 119 671
1954 <5 — 135 633
1953 <5 — 126 636
1952 <5 — 140 591
1951 <5 — 142 582
1950 <5 — 139 575
1949 <5 — 125 607
1948 <5 — 137 569
1947 <5 — 143 566
1946 <5 — 116 599
1945 <5 — 125 533
1944 <5 — 124 545
1943 <5 — 118 586
1942 <5 — 130 536
1941 <5 — 130 520
1940 <5 — 140 487
1939 <5 — 110 547
1938 <5 — 119 535
1937 <5 — 144 468
1936 <5 — 161 443
1935 <5 — 175 417
1934 <5 — 176 421
1933 <5 — 157 439
1932 <5 — 186 411
1931 <5 — 174 431
1930 <5 — 190 430
1929 <5 — 198 417
1928 <5 — 215 410
1927 <5 — 224 399
1926 <5 — 266 357
1925 <5 — 291 341
1924 <5 — 247 380
1923 <5 — 260 367
1922 <5 — 275 358
1921 5 5099 291 346
1920 7 3957 253 376
1919 <5 — 241 373
1918 <5 — 286 338
1917 <5 — 246 354
1916 6 3919 271 319
1915 <5 — 269 317
1914 <5 — 208 315
1913 <5 — 167 307
1912 <5 — 159 283
1911 <5 — 81 295
1910 <5 — 63 311
1909 <5 — 60 292
1908 <5 — 55 293
1907 <5 — 50 301
1906 <5 — 44 309
1905 <5 — 43 306
1904 <5 — 43 294
1903 <5 — 47 269
1902 <5 — 51 259
1901 <5 — 45 255
1900 <5 — 45 312
1899 <5 — 38 281
1898 <5 — 46 263
1897 <5 — 39 288
1896 <5 — 43 279
1895 <5 — 55 237
1894 <5 — 60 218
1893 <5 — 53 236
1892 <5 — 60 226
1891 <5 — 49 229
1890 <5 — 49 237
1889 <5 — 60 211
1888 <5 — 75 200
1887 <5 — 51 221
1886 <5 — 66 200
1885 <5 — 56 213
1884 <5 — 67 199
1883 <5 — 82 156
1882 <5 — 94 145
1881 <5 — 97 121
1880 <5 — 73 177

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Other spellings

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Where Eli is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years