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.

Ely*

#1,713 most common boys' name of all time · #4,165 across all names · 88% male / 12% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,713
Rank overall
#4,165 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
131 of 146
All-time
5,087
Since 2016
832
Peak year
2009 #1,148
Best rank
#574 1882
Girls Boys peak 175/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ely 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 16 49 65 #2,643
2024 29 40 69 #3,048
2023 28 46 74 #2,771
2022 30 39 69 #3,104
2021 23 48 71 #2,655
2020 16 48 64 #2,619
2019 27 71 98 #2,045
2018 26 75 101 #1,959
2017 28 73 101 #1,961
2016 15 105 120 #1,566
2015 26 109 135 #1,515
2014 25 104 129 #1,537
2013 19 123 142 #1,370
2012 23 132 155 #1,304
2011 18 150 168 #1,178
2010 21 137 158 #1,270
2009 16 159 175 #1,148
2008 17 153 170 #1,170
2007 18 146 164 #1,210
2006 18 142 160 #1,186
2005 13 152 165 #1,084
2004 17 143 160 #1,102
2003 7 94 101 #1,412
2002 15 88 103 #1,449
2001 14 85 99 #1,452
2000 8 92 100 #1,371
1999 13 62 75 #1,693
1998 12 50 62 #1,932
1997 6 58 64 #1,694
1996 — 43 43 #2,019
1995 6 43 49 #1,958
1994 7 33 40 #2,349
1993 6 49 55 #1,743
1992 6 47 53 #1,782
1991 8 57 65 #1,535
1990 11 42 53 #1,845
1989 7 42 49 #1,795
1988 — 33 33 #1,954
1987 — 29 29 #2,061
1986 5 34 39 #1,793
1985 — 33 33 #1,803
1984 — 36 36 #1,632
1983 — 38 38 #1,564
1982 — 33 33 #1,739
1981 — 39 39 #1,551
1980 — 35 35 #1,660
1979 6 28 34 #1,912
1978 — 34 34 #1,620
1977 5 26 31 #1,911
1976 — 29 29 #1,752
1975 — 21 21 #2,145
1974 — 22 22 #1,990
1973 — 17 17 #2,322
1972 — 12 12 #2,831
1971 — 19 19 #2,144
1970 — 16 16 #2,311
1969 — 12 12 #2,566
1968 — 11 11 #2,599
1967 — 9 9 #2,786
1966 — 7 7 #3,272
1965 — 6 6 #3,558
1963 — 10 10 #2,693
1962 — 8 8 #3,059
1961 — 11 11 #2,557
1959 — 8 8 #3,060
1958 — 10 10 #2,661
1957 — 8 8 #3,050
1956 — 10 10 #2,647
1955 — 6 6 #3,535
1954 — 8 8 #2,967
1953 — 6 6 #3,457
1952 — 7 7 #3,117
1951 — 13 13 #2,147
1950 — 8 8 #2,800
1949 — 9 9 #2,634
1948 — 10 10 #2,465
1947 — 12 12 #2,268
1946 — 6 6 #3,212
1945 — 8 8 #2,598
1944 — 11 11 #2,211
1943 — 6 6 #3,258
1942 — 9 9 #2,546
1941 — 5 5 #3,548
1940 — 8 8 #2,693
1939 — 15 15 #1,811
1938 — 6 6 #3,207
1937 — 7 7 #2,944
1935 — 7 7 #2,981
1934 — 16 16 #1,800
1933 — 15 15 #1,848
1932 — 8 8 #2,873
1931 — 11 11 #2,349
1930 — 5 5 #4,040
1929 — 12 12 #2,335
1928 — 13 13 #2,296
1927 — 16 16 #2,060
1926 — 11 11 #2,585
1925 — 16 16 #2,023
1924 — 22 22 #1,687
1923 — 15 15 #2,138
1922 — 19 19 #1,832
1921 — 21 21 #1,715
1920 — 25 25 #1,513
1919 — 20 20 #1,704
1918 5 32 37 #1,239
1917 — 24 24 #1,446
1916 — 21 21 #1,563
1915 — 25 25 #1,348
1914 — 19 19 #1,399
1913 — 17 17 #1,274
1912 — 13 13 #1,367
1911 — 6 6 #1,577
1910 — 10 10 #1,074
1908 — 5 5 #1,425
1906 — 6 6 #1,162
1904 — 5 5 #1,258
1903 — 5 5 #1,197
1901 — 6 6 #993
1900 — 7 7 #1,081
1899 — 6 6 #990
1898 — 8 8 #845
1897 — 5 5 #1,119
1896 — 9 9 #804
1895 — 10 10 #718
1890 — 5 5 #1,055
1888 — 6 6 #962
1887 — 6 6 #872
1886 — 5 5 #1,017
1882 — 12 12 #574
1881 — 8 8 #687
1880 — 5 5 #961