Trend of the Popularity of Eli as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 3,723 male babies that were named Eli in the US, which was 0.22% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Eli peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2012 with a count of 8,076 babies, which was 0.43% of the total male babies born in the US in 2012.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Eli, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Eli.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Eli in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Eli in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Eli from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Eli as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	539	0.03
1981	550	0.03
1982	503	0.03
1983	518	0.03
1984	507	0.03
1985	558	0.03
1986	563	0.03
1987	550	0.03
1988	543	0.03
1989	624	0.03
1990	667	0.03
1991	712	0.04
1992	708	0.04
1993	877	0.05
1994	893	0.05
1995	862	0.05
1996	891	0.05
1997	866	0.05
1998	1016	0.05
1999	1068	0.06
2000	1496	0.08
2001	1644	0.09
2002	1953	0.10
2003	1993	0.10
2004	2550	0.13
2005	2697	0.14
2006	2994	0.15
2007	3250	0.16
2008	4521	0.22
2009	4921	0.25
2010	6570	0.34
2011	7219	0.38
2012	8076	0.43
2013	7949	0.42
2014	7508	0.39
2015	7158	0.37
2016	7129	0.38
2017	6636	0.36
2018	6091	0.34
2019	5535	0.31
2020	5278	0.31
2021	4910	0.28
2022	4702	0.27
2023	4106	0.24
2024	3723	0.22