Ely
- #6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births
- #2,641 for boys in 2025, 49 births
- Given to boys 87.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 12 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,471since 1880
Ely over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #6,838 | 16 | #2,641 | 49 |
| 2024 | #4,669 | 29 | #3,045 | 40 |
| 2023 | #4,746 | 28 | #2,769 | 46 |
| 2022 | #4,582 | 30 | #3,100 | 39 |
| 2021 | #5,398 | 23 | #2,652 | 48 |
| 2020 | #6,923 | 16 | #2,617 | 48 |
| 2019 | #4,909 | 27 | #2,042 | 71 |
| 2018 | #5,007 | 26 | #1,959 | 75 |
| 2017 | #4,811 | 28 | #1,958 | 73 |
| 2016 | #7,602 | 15 | #1,563 | 105 |
| 2015 | #5,127 | 26 | #1,514 | 109 |
| 2014 | #5,310 | 25 | #1,536 | 104 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #1,370 | 123 |
| 2012 | #5,710 | 23 | #1,304 | 132 |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 | #1,178 | 150 |
| 2010 | #6,182 | 21 | #1,267 | 137 |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | #1,148 | 159 |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | #1,169 | 153 |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | #1,206 | 146 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | #1,185 | 142 |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | #1,081 | 152 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #1,101 | 143 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #1,410 | 94 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #1,447 | 88 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | #1,452 | 85 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #1,370 | 92 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #1,692 | 62 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #1,931 | 50 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #1,693 | 58 |
| 1996 | — | #2,017 | 43 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #1,955 | 43 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #2,347 | 33 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #1,741 | 49 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #1,778 | 47 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #1,528 | 57 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | #1,840 | 42 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #1,793 | 42 |
| 1988 | — | #1,949 | 33 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,057 | 29 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #1,791 | 34 |
| 1985 | — | #1,794 | 33 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,630 | 36 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,562 | 38 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,734 | 33 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,548 | 39 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,655 | 35 | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #1,903 | 28 |
| 1978 | — | #1,616 | 34 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #1,904 | 26 |
| 1976 | — | #1,748 | 29 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,134 | 21 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,983 | 22 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,311 | 17 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,819 | 12 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,293 | 16 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,549 | 12 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,760 | 9 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,249 | 7 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,538 | 11 | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | #3,037 | 8 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,642 | 10 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,024 | 8 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,628 | 10 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,505 | 6 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,135 | 13 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,770 | 8 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,606 | 9 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1946 | — | #3,173 | 6 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,795 | 15 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,829 | 15 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,317 | 12 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,270 | 13 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,012 | 16 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,827 | 19 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,703 | 21 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,505 | 25 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,695 | 20 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #1,231 | 32 |
| 1917 | — | #1,437 | 24 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,549 | 21 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,342 | 25 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,256 | 17 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ely was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1886, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Ely is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Pennsylvania#1,231 · 1 in 10,452
- Texas#2,574 · 1 in 35,010
Best ever in a state: #329 in New Mexico, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #1,231 | 5 | 1 in 10,452 |
| Texas | #2,574 | 5 | 1 in 35,010 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 404 spots since 2024 (#3,045 → #2,641)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#2,617 → #2,641)
- Biggest jump: 256 spots in 1881
- Biggest drop: 279 spots in 1897
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #540 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1883, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1880–1882
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,474
- Highest: 1 in 9,474 boys born in 1882 were named Ely (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 34,859 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 28.0% of all boys named Ely (1,254) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | #540 (1882) | #800 |
| 1890s | 43 | #685 (1895) | #874 |
| 1900s | 34 | #943 (1901) | #1,135 |
| 1910s | 187 | #1,045 (1910) | #1,383 |
| 1920s | 170 | #1,505 (1920) | #2,003 |
| 1930s | 90 | #1,783 (1934) | #2,624 |
| 1940s | 84 | #2,195 (1944) | #2,717 |
| 1950s | 84 | #2,135 (1951) | #2,920 |
| 1960s | 74 | #2,538 (1961) | #2,865 |
| 1970s | 224 | #1,616 (1978) | #2,084 |
| 1980s | 352 | #1,548 (1981) | #1,751 |
| 1990s | 484 | #1,528 (1991) | #1,852 |
| 2000s | 1,254 | #1,081 (2005) | #1,257 |
| 2010s | 1,079 | #1,178 (2011) | #1,569 |
| 2020s | 270 | #2,617 (2020) | #2,804 |
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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