Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Eli

#229 most common boys' name of all time · #495 across all names · 99% boys / 1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#229
Rank overall
#495 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
154,512
Since 2016
51,905
Peak year
2012 #43
Best rank
#43 2012
✝️A person in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 8,110/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Eli is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 35 3,418 3,453 #104
2024 44 3,742 3,786 #92
2023 29 4,111 4,140 #79
2022 41 4,704 4,745 #69
2021 29 4,913 4,942 #64
2020 29 5,281 5,310 #60
2019 33 5,539 5,572 #62
2018 38 6,094 6,132 #57
2017 23 6,637 6,660 #54
2016 33 7,132 7,165 #50
2015 27 7,163 7,190 #53
2014 22 7,513 7,535 #49
2013 36 7,952 7,988 #43
2012 31 8,079 8,110 #43
2011 39 7,220 7,259 #58
2010 31 6,571 6,602 #65
2009 30 4,923 4,953 #90
2008 20 4,526 4,546 #99
2007 20 3,253 3,273 #129
2006 22 2,997 3,019 #136
2005 18 2,699 2,717 #152
2004 42 2,557 2,599 #156
2003 16 1,995 2,011 #190
2002 18 1,953 1,971 #193
2001 21 1,644 1,665 #213
2000 9 1,496 1,505 #227
1999 16 1,068 1,084 #276
1998 19 1,016 1,035 #283
1997 12 866 878 #309
1996 8 891 899 #298
1995 16 864 880 #304
1994 14 893 907 #302
1993 14 877 891 #309
1992 12 708 720 #340
1991 13 712 725 #341
1990 8 667 675 #359
1989 9 624 633 #362
1988 11 543 554 #372
1987 6 550 556 #353
1986 5 563 568 #340
1985 10 558 568 #342
1984 7 507 514 #359
1983 12 518 530 #350
1982 10 503 513 #357
1981 5 550 555 #337
1980 9 539 548 #342
1979 — 498 498 #353
1978 6 441 447 #365
1977 7 476 483 #361
1976 12 381 393 #397
1975 — 338 338 #425
1974 5 373 378 #401
1973 7 339 346 #425
1972 5 264 269 #484
1971 — 268 268 #491
1970 — 232 232 #530
1969 — 129 129 #696
1968 — 139 139 #642
1967 — 126 126 #666
1966 — 117 117 #683
1965 — 117 117 #688
1964 — 121 121 #703
1963 — 139 139 #661
1962 — 140 140 #655
1961 — 146 146 #649
1960 5 149 154 #639
1959 — 146 146 #639
1958 — 117 117 #693
1957 — 129 129 #672
1956 — 153 153 #611
1955 — 119 119 #671
1954 — 135 135 #633
1953 — 126 126 #637
1952 — 140 140 #591
1951 — 142 142 #583
1950 — 139 139 #575
1949 — 125 125 #607
1948 — 137 137 #569
1947 — 143 143 #566
1946 — 116 116 #599
1945 — 125 125 #533
1944 — 124 124 #545
1943 — 118 118 #586
1942 — 130 130 #536
1941 — 130 130 #520
1940 — 140 140 #488
1939 — 110 110 #547
1938 — 119 119 #535
1937 — 144 144 #470
1936 — 161 161 #443
1935 — 175 175 #418
1934 — 176 176 #421
1933 — 157 157 #439
1932 — 186 186 #411
1931 — 174 174 #431
1930 — 190 190 #430
1929 — 198 198 #418
1928 — 215 215 #410
1927 — 224 224 #399
1926 — 266 266 #358
1925 — 291 291 #341
1924 — 247 247 #380
1923 — 260 260 #367
1922 — 275 275 #358
1921 5 291 296 #349
1920 7 253 260 #376
1919 — 241 241 #373
1918 — 286 286 #338
1917 — 246 246 #355
1916 6 271 277 #319
1915 — 269 269 #317
1914 — 208 208 #315
1913 — 167 167 #309
1912 — 159 159 #284
1911 — 81 81 #295
1910 — 63 63 #312
1909 — 60 60 #293
1908 — 55 55 #293
1907 — 50 50 #302
1906 — 44 44 #310
1905 — 43 43 #308
1904 — 43 43 #296
1903 — 47 47 #270
1902 — 51 51 #259
1901 — 45 45 #255
1900 — 45 45 #313
1899 — 38 38 #282
1898 — 46 46 #263
1897 — 39 39 #288
1896 — 43 43 #279
1895 — 55 55 #237
1894 — 60 60 #218
1893 — 53 53 #236
1892 — 60 60 #226
1891 — 49 49 #230
1890 — 49 49 #238
1889 — 60 60 #211
1888 — 75 75 #200
1887 — 51 51 #222
1886 — 66 66 #201
1885 — 56 56 #213
1884 — 67 67 #201
1883 — 82 82 #157
1882 — 94 94 #146
1881 — 97 97 #122
1880 — 73 73 #177