Eli Boy
How popular is Eli?
#104 boy name in 2025
3,418 baby boys were named Eli in the US in 2025, making it the 104th most popular boy name. Another 35 girls got the name (#4,066 for girls).
Eli popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #104 for boys (▼ 12 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,418 boys, 35 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #53 in 2015, #60 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (8,079 boys) |
| Highest rank | #43 in 2012 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Eli counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Eli family of names ranked #110 for boys in 2025 (#101 the year before), with 3,499 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Eli is most popular
Babies named Eli per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 6.2 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Alaska: 5.7 per 1,000 (68 boys)
- North Dakota: 4.7 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- Hawaii: 4.6 per 1,000 (72 boys)
- New Mexico: 4.5 per 1,000 (148 boys)
Eli by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 721 | #121 |
| 1890s | 492 | #218 |
| 1900s | 483 | #255 |
| 1910s | 1,991 | #283 |
| 1920s | 2,520 | #341 |
| 1930s | 1,592 | #411 |
| 1940s | 1,288 | #487 |
| 1950s | 1,346 | #574 |
| 1960s | 1,323 | #638 |
| 1970s | 3,610 | #353 |
| 1980s | 5,455 | #337 |
| 1990s | 8,562 | #276 |
| 2000s | 28,043 | #90 |
| 2010s | 69,900 | #43 |
| 2020s | 26,169 | #60 |
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Questions
- Is Eli a boy or girl name?
- Eli is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Eli were boys.
- How popular is the name Eli?
- 3,418 baby boys were named Eli in the US in 2025, making it the 104th most popular boy name. Another 35 girls got the name (#4,066 for girls).
- When was Eli most popular?
- Eli peaked in 2012, when 8,079 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #43, held for 2 years starting in 2012.
- How many people are named Eli?
- 154,512 babies have been named Eli in the US since 1880. We estimate about 143,789 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Eli most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Eli was most common in Wyoming, at 6.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.