Ely

Given to 5,087 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −27% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#6,838

recorded as girls

2,169 since 2024

#2,641

recorded as boys

404 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 16 · boys 49

Peak year

1882

12 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

5,087

since 1880

Born an Ely? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ely was most popular in 1882, when 12 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.11 per 1,000). In 2025, 49 babies were named Ely, ranking #2641 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	16	6,838	49	2,641
2024	29	4,669	40	3,045
2023	28	4,746	46	2,769
2022	30	4,582	39	3,100
2021	23	5,398	48	2,652
2020	16	6,923	48	2,617
2019	27	4,909	71	2,042
2018	26	5,007	75	1,959
2017	28	4,811	73	1,958
2016	15	7,602	105	1,563
2015	26	5,127	109	1,514
2014	25	5,310	104	1,536
2013	19	6,462	123	1,370
2012	23	5,710	132	1,304
2011	18	6,855	150	1,178
2010	21	6,182	137	1,267
2009	16	7,679	159	1,148
2008	17	7,408	153	1,169
2007	18	7,092	146	1,206
2006	18	6,840	142	1,185
2005	13	8,330	152	1,081
2004	17	6,768	143	1,101
2003	7	12,408	94	1,410
2002	15	7,045	88	1,447
2001	14	7,317	85	1,452
2000	8	10,745	92	1,370
1999	13	7,239	62	1,692
1998	12	7,532	50	1,931
1997	6	12,070	58	1,693
1996	<5	—	43	2,017
1995	6	11,783	43	1,955
1994	7	10,569	33	2,347
1993	6	11,780	49	1,741
1992	6	11,738	47	1,778
1991	8	9,336	57	1,528
1990	11	7,303	42	1,840
1989	7	9,681	42	1,793
1988	<5	—	33	1,949
1987	<5	—	29	2,057
1986	5	10,912	34	1,791
1985	<5	—	33	1,794
1984	<5	—	36	1,630
1983	<5	—	38	1,562
1982	<5	—	33	1,734
1981	<5	—	39	1,548
1980	<5	—	35	1,655
1979	6	9,010	28	1,903
1978	<5	—	34	1,616
1977	5	9,652	26	1,904
1976	<5	—	29	1,748
1975	<5	—	21	2,134
1974	<5	—	22	1,983
1973	<5	—	17	2,311
1972	<5	—	12	2,819
1971	<5	—	19	2,126
1970	<5	—	16	2,293
1969	<5	—	12	2,549
1968	<5	—	11	2,576
1967	<5	—	9	2,760
1966	<5	—	7	3,249
1965	<5	—	6	3,537
1964	<5	—	<5	—
1963	<5	—	10	2,673
1962	<5	—	8	3,041
1961	<5	—	11	2,538
1960	<5	—	<5	—
1959	<5	—	8	3,037
1958	<5	—	10	2,642
1957	<5	—	8	3,024
1956	<5	—	10	2,628
1955	<5	—	6	3,505
1954	<5	—	8	2,942
1953	<5	—	6	3,425
1952	<5	—	7	3,095
1951	<5	—	13	2,135
1950	<5	—	8	2,770
1949	<5	—	9	2,606
1948	<5	—	10	2,443
1947	<5	—	12	2,251
1946	<5	—	6	3,173
1945	<5	—	8	2,574
1944	<5	—	11	2,195
1943	<5	—	6	3,231
1942	<5	—	9	2,523
1941	<5	—	5	3,505
1940	<5	—	8	2,671
1939	<5	—	15	1,795
1938	<5	—	6	3,175
1937	<5	—	7	2,905
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	<5	—	7	2,951
1934	<5	—	16	1,783
1933	<5	—	15	1,829
1932	<5	—	8	2,849
1931	<5	—	11	2,328
1930	<5	—	5	4,001
1929	<5	—	12	2,317
1928	<5	—	13	2,270
1927	<5	—	16	2,034
1926	<5	—	11	2,566
1925	<5	—	16	2,012
1924	<5	—	22	1,675
1923	<5	—	15	2,123
1922	<5	—	19	1,827
1921	<5	—	21	1,703
1920	<5	—	25	1,505
1919	<5	—	20	1,695
1918	5	4,809	32	1,231
1917	<5	—	24	1,437
1916	<5	—	21	1,549
1915	<5	—	25	1,342
1914	<5	—	19	1,388
1913	<5	—	17	1,256
1912	<5	—	13	1,353
1911	<5	—	6	1,537
1910	<5	—	10	1,045
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	5	1,373
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	6	1,111
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	5	1,205
1903	<5	—	5	1,130
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	7	1,050
1899	<5	—	6	928
1898	<5	—	8	804
1897	<5	—	5	1,057
1896	<5	—	9	778
1895	<5	—	10	685
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	5	994
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	6	917
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	5	959
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	12	540
1881	<5	—	8	653
1880	<5	—	5	909