Eli
Girl name · #4079 in 2025 · Uniqueness 70/100
Eli is currently the #4079 girl name in the United States — 35 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4981, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 51,429 girls born in 2025 was named Eli.
The 109-year story
Eli first appears in the Social Security records in 1916, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 44 babies and a rank of #3516. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Eli per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Eli in class?
Eli scores 70 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Eli will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Eli is most common
State-level data for Eli is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Eli
Statistically, parents drawn to Eli tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Noeli, Angeli, Kareli, Janeli, and Esli.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Eli | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #4067 |
| 2024 | 44 | #3516 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4655 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3703 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4607 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4548 |
| 2019 | 33 | #4260 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3853 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5517 |
| 2016 | 33 | #4345 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4981 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5797 |
| 2013 | 36 | #4076 |
| 2012 | 31 | #4601 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3843 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4608 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4805 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6552 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3490 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6885 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6129 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5364 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Eli a popular girl name?
Eli ranked #4079 among girls in 2025 with 35 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4981.
When was the name Eli most popular?
Eli peaked in 2024, when 44 American girls received the name (ranked #3516 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Eli?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 51,429 newborn American girls was named Eli. It scores 70/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.