Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Eli

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Eli
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2012

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

8,076

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

53.9%

2024

3,723

All-time

149,990

Eli is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 8,076 boys were named Eli.

In 2024, only 3,723 boys were given the name.

Down 53.9% from its peak.

All told, about 149,990 Americans have been named Eli and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2012

20128,076 boys named Eli

20243,723 boys named Eli

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