Eli Name Popularity

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How popular is Eli?

The popular name Eli was the 58th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 100 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #43 in 2013.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2012 with 8,062 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Eli in any given year was 38 in 1899.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Eli occurred roughly during the years 1905-1915, 1967-1977, 1990-1993, and 1997-2012.

Where is the name Eli popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

Eli's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Eli has dropped.

The name Eli is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Eli (Girl)		Eli (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		38	3,850	6,027	58
2017		23	5,533	6,601	54
2016		33	4,361	7,100	52
2015		27	5,013	7,139	53
2014		22	5,844	7,488	49
2013		36	4,091	7,938	43
2012		31	4,626	8,062	44
2011		39	3,857	7,209	58
2010		31	4,636	6,560	65
2009		30	4,841	4,910	90
2008		20	6,624	4,515	99
2007		20	6,635	3,239	130
2006		22	5,976	2,985	136
2005		18	6,619	2,684	152
2004		42	3,512	2,523	160
2003		16	6,974	1,978	191
2002		18	6,217	1,925	197
2001		21	5,422	1,628	214
2000		9	10,137	1,472	229
1999		16	6,276	1,061	278
1998		19	5,429	1,009	284
1997		12	7,417	861	309
1996		8	9,849	888	299
1995		16	5,757	862	306
1994		14	6,421	889	302
1993		14	6,370	877	309
1992		12	7,172	708	340
1991		13	6,711	711	341
1990		8	9,517	667	359
1989		9	8,234	624	362
1988		11	6,784	542	372
1987		6	10,225	549	355
1986		5	11,454	564	339
1985		10	6,586	557	342
1984		7	8,412	508	359
1983		12	5,540	520	349
1982		10	6,488	504	357
1981		5	10,866	548	338
1980		9	6,945	537	344
1979		< 5	--	497	353
1978		6	8,845	443	365
1977		7	7,760	475	361
1976		12	4,968	381	397
1975		< 5	--	340	425
1974		5	9,152	373	401
1973		7	6,867	338	426
1972		5	8,634	264	484
1971		< 5	--	268	493
1970		< 5	--	232	530
1969		< 5	--	129	697
1968		< 5	--	139	642
1967		< 5	--	126	666
1966		< 5	--	116	686
1965		< 5	--	117	689
1964		< 5	--	122	699
1963		< 5	--	138	664
1962		< 5	--	139	660
1961		< 5	--	147	647
1960		< 5	--	149	639
1959		< 5	--	146	640
1958		< 5	--	117	693
1957		< 5	--	129	674
1956		< 5	--	152	617
1955		< 5	--	120	670
1954		< 5	--	135	633
1953		< 5	--	126	637
1952		< 5	--	140	592
1951		< 5	--	142	582
1950		< 5	--	139	575
1949		< 5	--	125	607
1948		< 5	--	137	570
1947		< 5	--	143	567
1946		< 5	--	116	599
1945		< 5	--	125	537
1944		< 5	--	124	545
1943		< 5	--	118	585
1942		< 5	--	130	538
1941		< 5	--	130	522
1940		< 5	--	140	493
1939		< 5	--	110	547
1938		< 5	--	119	536
1937		< 5	--	144	470
1936		< 5	--	160	445
1935		< 5	--	175	419
1934		< 5	--	176	421
1933		< 5	--	157	440
1932		< 5	--	186	411
1931		< 5	--	173	432
1930		< 5	--	191	427
1929		< 5	--	198	418
1928		< 5	--	215	411
1927		< 5	--	224	400
1926		< 5	--	266	357
1925		< 5	--	291	341
1924		< 5	--	247	381
1923		< 5	--	260	368
1922		< 5	--	275	359
1921		5	5,332	291	347
1920		7	4,095	252	376
1919		< 5	--	241	373
1918		< 5	--	287	337
1917		< 5	--	246	355
1916		6	4,065	271	319
1915		< 5	--	269	317
1914		< 5	--	208	315
1913		< 5	--	167	308
1912		< 5	--	159	285
1911		< 5	--	81	296
1910		< 5	--	63	312
1909		< 5	--	60	294
1908		< 5	--	55	293
1907		< 5	--	50	303
1906		< 5	--	44	312
1905		< 5	--	43	308
1904		< 5	--	43	296
1903		< 5	--	47	269
1902		< 5	--	51	260
1901		< 5	--	45	255
1900		< 5	--	45	317
1899		< 5	--	38	281
1898		< 5	--	46	264
1897		< 5	--	39	291
1896		< 5	--	43	279
1895		< 5	--	55	239
1894		< 5	--	60	220
1893		< 5	--	53	236
1892		< 5	--	60	227
1891		< 5	--	49	231
1890		< 5	--	49	239
1889		< 5	--	60	212
1888		< 5	--	75	200
1887		< 5	--	51	223
1886		< 5	--	66	202
1885		< 5	--	56	214
1884		< 5	--	67	200
1883		< 5	--	82	156
1882		< 5	--	94	146
1881		< 5	--	97	121
1880		< 5	--	73	177

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.