Eli

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Eli is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 150,972 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 149,990 as boys and 982 as girls. Eli gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2012 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #502 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,767
2023 4,135
2022 4,743
2021 4,939
2020 5,307
2019 5,568
2018 6,129
2017 6,659
2016 7,162
2015 7,185
2014 7,530
2013 7,985
2012 8,107
2011 7,258
2010 6,601
2009 4,951
2008 4,541
2007 3,270
2006 3,016
2005 2,715
2004 2,592
2003 2,009
2002 1,971
2001 1,665
2000 1,505
1999 1,084
1998 1,035
1997 878
1996 899
1995 878
1994 907
1993 891
1992 720
1991 725
1990 675
1989 633
1988 554
1987 556
1986 568
1985 568
1984 514
1983 530
1982 513
1981 555
1980 548
1979 498
1978 447
1977 483
1976 393
1975 338
1974 378
1973 346
1972 269
1971 268
1970 232
1969 129
1968 139
1967 126
1966 117
1965 117
1964 121
1963 139
1962 140
1961 146
1960 154
1959 146
1958 117
1957 129
1956 153
1955 119
1954 135
1953 126
1952 140
1951 142
1950 139
1949 125
1948 137
1947 143
1946 116
1945 125
1944 124
1943 118
1942 130
1941 130
1940 140
1939 110
1938 119
1937 144
1936 161
1935 175
1934 176
1933 157
1932 186
1931 174
1930 190
1929 198
1928 215
1927 224
1926 266
1925 291
1924 247
1923 260
1922 275
1921 296
1920 260
1919 241
1918 286
1917 246
1916 277
1915 269
1914 208
1913 167
1912 159
1911 81
1910 63
1909 60
1908 55
1907 50
1906 44
1905 43
1904 43
1903 47
1902 51
1901 45
1900 45
1899 38
1898 46
1897 39
1896 43
1895 55
1894 60
1893 53
1892 60
1891 49
1890 49
1889 60
1888 75
1887 51
1886 66
1885 56
1884 67
1883 82
1882 94
1881 97
1880 73