Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Ely

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

159

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

74.8%

2024

All-time

4,422

Ely 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 2009, when 159 boys were named Ely.

In 2024, only 40 boys were given the name.

Down 74.8% from its peak.

All told, about 4,422 Americans have been named Ely and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2009

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