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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 3,418 male babies that were named Eli in the US, which was 0.20% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Eli peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2012 with a count of 8,079 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 2025.

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	864	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	1995	0.10
2004	2557	0.13
2005	2699	0.14
2006	2997	0.15
2007	3253	0.16
2008	4526	0.22
2009	4923	0.25
2010	6571	0.34
2011	7220	0.38
2012	8079	0.43
2013	7952	0.42
2014	7513	0.39
2015	7163	0.37
2016	7132	0.38
2017	6637	0.36
2018	6094	0.34
2019	5539	0.31
2020	5281	0.31
2021	4913	0.28
2022	4704	0.27
2023	4111	0.24
2024	3742	0.22
2025	3418	0.20