Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Famous fighter
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ely
Pronunciation
e-ly
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #1147, 159 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2641, 49 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #4580, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6838, 16 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | 16 |
| 2024 | 40 | 29 |
| 2023 | 46 | 28 |
| 2022 | 39 | 30 |
| 2021 | 48 | 23 |
| 2020 | 48 | 16 |
| 2019 | 71 | 27 |
| 2018 | 75 | 26 |
| 2017 | 73 | 28 |
| 2016 | 105 | 15 |
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 2010 (rank #1725, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 |
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 2022 (rank #628, 73 births); most recent 2023 (rank #604, 72 births)
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #505, 106 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1039, 35 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 72 | 35 |
| 2022 | 73 | 28 |
| 2021 | 62 | 38 |
| 2020 | 52 | 29 |
| 2019 | 52 | 30 |
| 2018 | 66 | 32 |
| 2017 | 69 | 26 |
| 2016 | 67 | 25 |
| 2015 | 70 | 34 |
| 2014 | 51 | 36 |
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
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #535, 5 births); most recent 2016 (rank #713, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence