Ely
2 countries#2641 in United States, 2025US
#2641
in United States, 2025
FR
#715
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
6,649
Peak year (United States)
2009
Peak-year count
175
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ely was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
5,087 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2641 · peaked in 2009 with 175 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Missouri
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
1,562 births recorded 1910–2022 · currently #715 · peaked in 2006 with 133 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ely’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1185 | — |
| 2007 | #1206 | ↓21 |
| 2008 | #1169 | ↑37 |
| 2009 | #1148 | ↑21 |
| 2010 | #1267 | ↓119 |
| 2011 | #1178 | ↑89 |
| 2012 | #1304 | ↓126 |
| 2013 | #1370 | ↓66 |
| 2014 | #1536 | ↓166 |
| 2015 | #1514 | ↑22 |
| 2016 | #1563 | ↓49 |
| 2017 | #1958 | ↓395 |
| 2018 | #1959 | ↓1 |
| 2019 | #2042 | ↓83 |
| 2020 | #2617 | ↓575 |
| 2021 | #2652 | ↓35 |
| 2022 | #3100 | ↓448 |
| 2023 | #2769 | ↑331 |
| 2024 | #3045 | ↓276 |
| 2025 | #2641 | ↑404 |