Elie
Elie was the 3535th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 495th; the most babies were born in 2009 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved down 280 places. More babies were named Elie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,535 boys, down 92 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32boys
- Girls and boys
- 27% girls, 73% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200956 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,405babies recorded
Elie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,633 | #3,535 | 10 | 32 |
| 2020 | #7,666 | #3,443 | 14 | 32 |
| 2010 | #6,454 | #2,651 | 20 | 46 |
| 2000 | — | #2,204 | — | 45 |
| 1990 | — | #2,329 | — | 30 |
| 1980 | — | #2,301 | — | 22 |
| 1970 | — | #4,924 | — | 5 |
| 1960 | — | #4,197 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | #2,245 | — | 12 |
| 1940 | — | #1,928 | — | 14 |
| 1930 | — | #1,543 | — | 23 |
| 1920 | — | #1,518 | — | 25 |
| 1910 | — | #1,140 | — | 9 |
| 1900 | — | #561 | — | 19 |
| 1890 | — | #766 | — | 8 |
| 1880 | — | #949 | — | 5 |
How popular is Elie, counting every spelling?
Elie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Elie?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Elie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Elie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Elie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Elie?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Elie are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 14 and 41. That makes Elie mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Elie by state
How common Elie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.3×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Elie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Elie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Elie
How popular is the name Elie?
Elie was the 3535th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 495th; the most babies were born in 2009 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved down 280 places. More babies were named Elie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Elie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 27% girls, 73% boys given the name Elie in the US.
Where is Elie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Elie was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.