Eligh
Eligh was the 11048th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 1160th; the most babies were born in 2014 (61). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,681 places. More babies were named Eligh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,048 boys, down 7,533 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201461 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,019babies recorded
Eligh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,048 | 6 |
| 2020 | #3,515 | 31 |
| 2010 | #2,751 | 44 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,382 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,293 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Eligh, counting every spelling?
Eligh has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Eligh?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eligh (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eligh 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eligh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eligh?
About 800 people born in the US named Eligh are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 18. That makes Eligh 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.
Eligh by state
How common Eligh was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Eligh
How popular is the name Eligh?
Eligh was the 11048th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 1160th; the most babies were born in 2014 (61). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,681 places. More babies were named Eligh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eligh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eligh in the US.
Where is Eligh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eligh was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys).