Ely
Ely was the 2653rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 551st; the most babies were born in 2009 (159). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,137 places. More babies were named Ely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,653 boys, down 22 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49boys
- Girls and boys
- 36% girls, 64% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009159 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,087babies recorded
Ely popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,925 | #2,653 | 16 | 49 |
| 2020 | #7,017 | #2,631 | 16 | 48 |
| 2010 | #6,246 | #1,271 | 21 | 137 |
| 2000 | #11,044 | #1,373 | 8 | 92 |
| 1990 | #7,469 | #1,848 | 11 | 42 |
| 1980 | — | #1,664 | — | 35 |
| 1970 | — | #2,326 | — | 16 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #2,847 | — | 8 |
| 1940 | — | #2,729 | — | 8 |
| 1930 | — | #4,167 | — | 5 |
| 1920 | — | #1,519 | — | 25 |
| 1910 | — | #1,065 | — | 10 |
| 1900 | — | #1,079 | — | 7 |
| 1890 | — | #1,051 | — | 5 |
| 1880 | — | #953 | — | 5 |
How popular is Ely, counting every spelling?
Ely has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ely?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ely (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ely 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ely.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ely?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Ely are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 31. That makes Ely 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.
Ely by state
How common Ely was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.1×). In 46 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
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Questions about the name Ely
How popular is the name Ely?
Ely was the 2653rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 551st; the most babies were born in 2009 (159). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,137 places. More babies were named Ely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ely a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 36% girls, 64% boys given the name Ely in the US.
Where is Ely most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ely was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and California.