Gender
Origin
- Greek
- sun ray, shining light
Pronunciation
el
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #5917, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1928 (rank #3740, 7 births); most recent 1947 (rank #5296, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | 5 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #4843, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | – |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 3 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #578, 84 births); most recent 2023 (rank #558, 78 births)
- Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #1201, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 78 | 4 |
| 2022 | 56 | 10 |
| 2021 | 78 | 5 |
| 2020 | 82 | 6 |
| 2019 | 68 | 8 |
| 2018 | 70 | 5 |
| 2017 | 70 | 5 |
| 2016 | 84 | 10 |
| 2015 | 68 | 3 |
| 2014 | 48 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence