Ely

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Ely is a given name of English, Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (11% of births). There have been 5,022 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 4,422 as boys and 600 as girls. Ely gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2009 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #4,152 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 69
2023 74
2022 69
2021 71
2020 64
2019 98
2018 101
2017 101
2016 120
2015 135
2014 129
2013 142
2012 155
2011 168
2010 158
2009 175
2008 170
2007 164
2006 160
2005 165
2004 160
2003 101
2002 103
2001 99
2000 100
1999 75
1998 62
1997 64
1996 43
1995 49
1994 40
1993 55
1992 53
1991 65
1990 53
1989 49
1988 33
1987 29
1986 39
1985 33
1984 36
1983 38
1982 33
1981 39
1980 35
1979 34
1978 34
1977 31
1976 29
1975 21
1974 22
1973 17
1972 12
1971 19
1970 16
1969 12
1968 11
1967 9
1966 7
1965 6
1963 10
1962 8
1961 11
1959 8
1958 10
1957 8
1956 10
1955 6
1954 8
1953 6
1952 7
1951 13
1950 8
1949 9
1948 10
1947 12
1946 6
1945 8
1944 11
1943 6
1942 9
1941 5
1940 8
1939 15
1938 6
1937 7
1935 7
1934 16
1933 15
1932 8
1931 11
1930 5
1929 12
1928 13
1927 16
1926 11
1925 16
1924 22
1923 15
1922 19
1921 21
1920 25
1919 20
1918 37
1917 24
1916 21
1915 25
1914 19
1913 17
1912 13
1911 6
1910 10
1908 5
1906 6
1904 5
1903 5
1901 6
1900 7
1899 6
1898 8
1897 5
1896 9
1895 10
1890 5
1888 6
1887 6
1886 5
1882 12
1881 8
1880 5