Eli
- #4,067 for girls in 2025, 35 births
- #104 for boys in 2025, 3,418 births
- Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2012 · 8,079 births
- Debut · boys
- 73 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 17 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 153,495since 1880
Eli over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,067 | 35 | #104 | 3,418 |
| 2024 | #3,516 | 44 | #92 | 3,742 |
| 2023 | #4,655 | 29 | #79 | 4,111 |
| 2022 | #3,703 | 41 | #69 | 4,704 |
| 2021 | #4,607 | 29 | #64 | 4,913 |
| 2020 | #4,548 | 29 | #60 | 5,281 |
| 2019 | #4,260 | 33 | #62 | 5,539 |
| 2018 | #3,853 | 38 | #57 | 6,094 |
| 2017 | #5,517 | 23 | #54 | 6,637 |
| 2016 | #4,345 | 33 | #50 | 7,132 |
| 2015 | #4,981 | 27 | #53 | 7,163 |
| 2014 | #5,797 | 22 | #49 | 7,513 |
| 2013 | #4,076 | 36 | #43 | 7,952 |
| 2012 | #4,601 | 31 | #43 | 8,079 |
| 2011 | #3,843 | 39 | #58 | 7,220 |
| 2010 | #4,608 | 31 | #65 | 6,571 |
| 2009 | #4,805 | 30 | #90 | 4,923 |
| 2008 | #6,559 | 20 | #99 | 4,526 |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | #129 | 3,253 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #136 | 2,997 |
| 2005 | #6,528 | 18 | #152 | 2,699 |
| 2004 | #3,490 | 42 | #156 | 2,557 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #190 | 1,995 |
| 2002 | #6,129 | 18 | #193 | 1,953 |
| 2001 | #5,364 | 21 | #213 | 1,644 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #227 | 1,496 |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | #276 | 1,068 |
| 1998 | #5,363 | 19 | #283 | 1,016 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #309 | 866 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #298 | 891 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #304 | 864 |
| 1994 | #6,319 | 14 | #302 | 893 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #309 | 877 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #340 | 708 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #341 | 712 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #359 | 667 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #362 | 624 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #372 | 543 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #353 | 550 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #340 | 563 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #342 | 558 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #359 | 507 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #350 | 518 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #357 | 503 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #337 | 550 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #342 | 539 |
| 1979 | — | #353 | 498 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #365 | 441 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #361 | 476 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | #397 | 381 |
| 1975 | — | #425 | 338 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #401 | 373 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #425 | 339 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #484 | 264 |
| 1971 | — | #491 | 268 | |
| 1970 | — | #530 | 232 | |
| 1969 | — | #696 | 129 | |
| 1968 | — | #642 | 139 | |
| 1967 | — | #666 | 126 | |
| 1966 | — | #683 | 117 | |
| 1965 | — | #688 | 117 | |
| 1964 | — | #703 | 121 | |
| 1963 | — | #661 | 139 | |
| 1962 | — | #654 | 140 | |
| 1961 | — | #649 | 146 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #639 | 149 |
| 1959 | — | #639 | 146 | |
| 1958 | — | #693 | 117 | |
| 1957 | — | #671 | 129 | |
| 1956 | — | #611 | 153 | |
| 1955 | — | #671 | 119 | |
| 1954 | — | #633 | 135 | |
| 1953 | — | #636 | 126 | |
| 1952 | — | #591 | 140 | |
| 1951 | — | #582 | 142 | |
| 1950 | — | #575 | 139 | |
| 1949 | — | #607 | 125 | |
| 1948 | — | #569 | 137 | |
| 1947 | — | #566 | 143 | |
| 1946 | — | #599 | 116 | |
| 1945 | — | #533 | 125 | |
| 1944 | — | #545 | 124 | |
| 1943 | — | #586 | 118 | |
| 1942 | — | #536 | 130 | |
| 1941 | — | #520 | 130 | |
| 1940 | — | #487 | 140 | |
| 1939 | — | #547 | 110 | |
| 1938 | — | #535 | 119 | |
| 1937 | — | #468 | 144 | |
| 1936 | — | #443 | 161 | |
| 1935 | — | #417 | 175 | |
| 1934 | — | #421 | 176 | |
| 1933 | — | #439 | 157 | |
| 1932 | — | #411 | 186 | |
| 1931 | — | #431 | 174 | |
| 1930 | — | #430 | 190 | |
| 1929 | — | #417 | 198 | |
| 1928 | — | #410 | 215 | |
| 1927 | — | #399 | 224 | |
| 1926 | — | #357 | 266 | |
| 1925 | — | #341 | 291 | |
| 1924 | — | #380 | 247 | |
| 1923 | — | #367 | 260 | |
| 1922 | — | #358 | 275 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #346 | 291 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #376 | 253 |
| 1919 | — | #373 | 241 | |
| 1918 | — | #338 | 286 | |
| 1917 | — | #354 | 246 | |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #319 | 271 |
| 1915 | — | #317 | 269 | |
| 1914 | — | #315 | 208 | |
| 1913 | — | #307 | 167 | |
| 1912 | — | #283 | 159 | |
| 1911 | — | #295 | 81 | |
| 1910 | — | #311 | 63 | |
| 1909 | — | #292 | 60 | |
| 1908 | — | #293 | 55 | |
| 1907 | — | #301 | 50 | |
| 1906 | — | #309 | 44 | |
| 1905 | — | #306 | 43 | |
| 1904 | — | #294 | 43 | |
| 1903 | — | #269 | 47 | |
| 1902 | — | #259 | 51 | |
| 1901 | — | #255 | 45 | |
| 1900 | — | #312 | 45 | |
| 1899 | — | #281 | 38 | |
| 1898 | — | #263 | 46 | |
| 1897 | — | #288 | 39 | |
| 1896 | — | #279 | 43 | |
| 1895 | — | #237 | 55 | |
| 1894 | — | #218 | 60 | |
| 1893 | — | #236 | 53 | |
| 1892 | — | #226 | 60 | |
| 1891 | — | #229 | 49 | |
| 1890 | — | #237 | 49 | |
| 1889 | — | #211 | 60 | |
| 1888 | — | #200 | 75 | |
| 1887 | — | #221 | 51 | |
| 1886 | — | #200 | 66 | |
| 1885 | — | #213 | 56 | |
| 1884 | — | #199 | 67 | |
| 1883 | — | #156 | 82 | |
| 1882 | — | #145 | 94 | |
| 1881 | — | #121 | 97 | |
| 1880 | — | #177 | 73 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Eli was already there! It came in at #177, and was given to 73 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1908, when fewer than 56 boys a year got the name.
Where Eli is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maine#47 · 1 in 183
- Alaska#65 · 1 in 207
- New York#67 · 1 in 340
- West Virginia#74 · 1 in 257
- Louisiana#75 · 1 in 324
Best ever in a state: #7 in North Dakota, 2013.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #47 | 21 | 1 in 183 |
| Alaska | #65 | 11 | 1 in 207 |
| New York | #67 | 248 | 1 in 340 |
| West Virginia | #74 | 24 | 1 in 257 |
| Louisiana | #75 | 59 | 1 in 324 |
| New Jersey | #78 | 115 | 1 in 346 |
| Kansas | #80 | 41 | 1 in 343 |
| Wisconsin | #80 | 72 | 1 in 325 |
| New Mexico | #88 | 21 | 1 in 310 |
| Hawaii | #90 | 10 | 1 in 292 |
| Pennsylvania | #90 | 138 | 1 in 379 |
| Utah | #90 | 55 | 1 in 358 |
| Oklahoma | #91 | 46 | 1 in 384 |
| Arkansas | #92 | 35 | 1 in 360 |
| Iowa | #92 | 39 | 1 in 355 |
| North Dakota | #93 | 12 | 1 in 280 |
| Massachusetts | #94 | 73 | 1 in 370 |
| Virginia | #95 | 94 | 1 in 396 |
| Idaho | #97 | 25 | 1 in 345 |
| Missouri | #98 | 66 | 1 in 421 |
| New Hampshire | #99 | 15 | 1 in 300 |
| Alabama | #101 | 52 | 1 in 414 |
| Colorado | #102 | 66 | 1 in 407 |
| Florida | #102 | 221 | 1 in 432 |
| Tennessee | #103 | 87 | 1 in 423 |
| Michigan | #104 | 90 | 1 in 447 |
| South Carolina | #104 | 50 | 1 in 424 |
| Washington | #107 | 71 | 1 in 462 |
| Connecticut | #109 | 34 | 1 in 388 |
| Montana | #109 | 11 | 1 in 342 |
| Nevada | #109 | 28 | 1 in 403 |
| Texas | #110 | 363 | 1 in 482 |
| Ohio | #114 | 117 | 1 in 449 |
| Illinois | #115 | 103 | 1 in 481 |
| Minnesota | #116 | 54 | 1 in 454 |
| California | #117 | 340 | 1 in 516 |
| Indiana | #118 | 67 | 1 in 473 |
| Georgia | #121 | 95 | 1 in 529 |
| Kentucky | #121 | 47 | 1 in 437 |
| North Carolina | #122 | 100 | 1 in 515 |
| Arizona | #123 | 70 | 1 in 467 |
| Maryland | #124 | 47 | 1 in 487 |
| Nebraska | #150 | 18 | 1 in 490 |
| Oregon | #163 | 25 | 1 in 602 |
| Delaware | #168 | 6 | 1 in 491 |
| District of Columbia | #168 | 5 | 1 in 505 |
| Rhode Island | #177 | 6 | 1 in 521 |
| Mississippi | #215 | 14 | 1 in 774 |
| South Dakota | #257 | 5 | 1 in 769 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Eli
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 44 spots since 2020 (#60 → #104)
- Biggest jump: 166 spots in 1970
- Biggest drop: 67 spots in 1938
Rise & fade · boys
132 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2012 at #43 (8,079 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 17 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 17 yrs · run 2008–2024
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 235
- Highest: 1 in 235 boys born in 2012 were named Eli (0.43%)
- Latest: 1 in 500 boys born in 2025 (0.20%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 45.5% of all boys named Eli (69,900) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #121 (1881) → #703 (1964) → #43 (2012)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 721 | #121 (1881) | #184 |
| 1890s | 492 | #218 (1894) | #249 |
| 1900s | 483 | #255 (1901) | #289 |
| 1910s | 1,991 | #283 (1912) | #321 |
| 1920s | 2,520 | #341 (1925) | #375 |
| 1930s | 1,592 | #411 (1932) | #454 |
| 1940s | 1,288 | #487 (1940) | #555 |
| 1950s | 1,346 | #575 (1950) | #630 |
| 1960s | 1,323 | #639 (1960) | #668 |
| 1970s | 3,610 | #353 (1979) | #423 |
| 1980s | 5,455 | #337 (1981) | #351 |
| 1990s | 8,562 | #276 (1999) | #312 |
| 2000s | 28,043 | #90 (2009) | #159 |
| 2010s | 69,900 | #43 (2012) | #53 |
| 2020s | 26,169 | #60 (2020) | #78 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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