EveryBabyNames

Eli

4 countries#104 in United States, 2025
US
#104
in United States, 2025
FR
#440
in France, 2022
NI
#90
in Northern Ireland, 2025
SCOT
#190
in Scotland, 2025
Total births recorded
157,316
Peak year (United States)
2012
Peak-year count
8,110
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Eli was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceNorthern IrelandScotland

Country by country

United States

154,512 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #104 · peaked in 2012 with 8,110 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

1,758 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #440 · peaked in 2020 with 152 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, La Réunion, Bouches-du-Rhône, Haute-Garonne

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

537 births recorded 2002–2025 · currently #90 · peaked in 2017 with 49 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

Scotland

509 births recorded 2004–2025 · currently #190 · peaked in 2019 with 48 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Eli’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#136
2007#129↑7
2008#99↑30
2009#90↑9
2010#65↑25
2011#58↑7
2012#43↑15
2013#43
2014#49↓6
2015#53↓4
2016#50↑3
2017#54↓4
2018#57↓3
2019#62↓5
2020#60↑2
2021#64↓4
2022#69↓5
2023#79↓10
2024#92↓13
2025#104↓12

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