El*
#9,902 most common boys' name of all time · #25,066 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1915–2023 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#9,902
Rank overall
#25,066 of 105,966
First appeared
1915
Years on the list
43 of 146
All-time
284
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1928 #4,447
Best rank
#2,798 1938
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
El first appears in 1915. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,399 |
| 2004 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,075 |
| 2003 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,317 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,829 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,723 |
| 2000 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,987 |
| 1998 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,931 |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,100 |
| 1992 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,735 |
| 1991 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,589 |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,253 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,933 |
| 1980 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,460 |
| 1978 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,265 |
| 1977 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,721 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,659 |
| 1973 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,807 |
| 1972 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,193 |
| 1971 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,117 |
| 1969 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,609 |
| 1968 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,362 |
| 1963 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,825 |
| 1950 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,219 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1946 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,790 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1942 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,828 |
| 1941 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,812 |
| 1939 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,351 |
| 1938 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,798 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1936 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,811 |
| 1934 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #3,965 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1930 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1928 | 7 | 5 | 12 | #4,447 |
| 1925 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,620 |
| 1924 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,631 |
| 1923 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,062 |
| 1921 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,749 |
| 1918 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,621 |
| 1916 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1915 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,046 |