Ely Boy & girl
How popular is Ely?
#2,641 boy name in 2025
49 baby boys were named Ely in the US in 2025, making it the 2641st most popular boy name. Another 16 girls got the name (#6,837 for girls).
Ely popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,641 for boys (▲ 403 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 49 boys, 16 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,514 in 2015, #2,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (159 boys) |
| Highest rank | #540 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 71% boys, 29% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ely 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 Ely is most popular
Babies named Ely per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
Ely by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | #540 |
| 1890s | 43 | #685 |
| 1900s | 34 | #942 |
| 1910s | 187 | #1,044 |
| 1920s | 170 | #1,505 |
| 1930s | 90 | #1,783 |
| 1940s | 84 | #2,194 |
| 1950s | 84 | #2,134 |
| 1960s | 74 | #2,537 |
| 1970s | 224 | #1,616 |
| 1980s | 352 | #1,547 |
| 1990s | 484 | #1,522 |
| 2000s | 1,254 | #1,080 |
| 2010s | 1,079 | #1,178 |
| 2020s | 270 | #2,616 |
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Questions
- Is Ely a boy or girl name?
- Ely is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 71% of babies named Ely were boys and 29% were girls.
- How popular is the name Ely?
- 49 baby boys were named Ely in the US in 2025, making it the 2641st most popular boy name. Another 16 girls got the name (#6,837 for girls).
- When was Ely most popular?
- Ely peaked in 2009, when 159 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #540 in 1882.
- How many people are named Ely?
- 5,087 babies have been named Ely in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,367 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Ely most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ely was most common in New York, at 0.1 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.