Is Ely a boy or girl name?
Ely is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 40 boys were named Ely, so 42% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 11.9% of the 5,022 US babies named Ely were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,054
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,677
- Babies named Ely since 1880
- 5,022
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 175 babies
Boys and girls named Ely, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 187 | 5 | 2.6% |
| 1920s | 170 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 224 | 11 | 4.7% |
| 1980s | 352 | 12 | 3.3% |
| 1990s | 484 | 75 | 13.4% |
| 2000s | 1,254 | 143 | 10.2% |
| 2010s | 1,079 | 228 | 17.4% |
| 2020s | 221 | 126 | 36.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | #3,054 | 29 | #4,677 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,775 | 28 | #4,782 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,113 | 30 | #4,617 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,663 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,631 | 16 | #7,013 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,050 | 27 | #4,948 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,963 | 26 | #5,053 |
| 2017 | 73 | #1,961 | 28 | #4,846 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,565 | 15 | #7,712 |
| 2015 | 109 | #1,516 | 26 | #5,173 |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,540 | 25 | #5,357 |
| 2013 | 123 | #1,372 | 19 | #6,547 |
| 2012 | 132 | #1,305 | 23 | #5,762 |
| 2011 | 150 | #1,181 | 18 | #6,938 |
| 2010 | 137 | #1,271 | 21 | #6,246 |
| 2009 | 159 | #1,149 | 16 | #7,787 |
| 2008 | 153 | #1,171 | 17 | #7,513 |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,208 | 18 | #7,174 |
| 2006 | 142 | #1,188 | 18 | #6,946 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,085 | 13 | #8,484 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,105 | 17 | #6,879 |
| 2003 | 94 | #1,412 | 7 | #12,821 |
| 2002 | 88 | #1,450 | 15 | #7,166 |
| 2001 | 85 | #1,454 | 14 | #7,437 |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,373 | 8 | #11,044 |
| 1999 | 62 | #1,699 | 13 | #7,364 |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,940 | 12 | #7,696 |
| 1997 | 58 | #1,698 | 6 | #12,575 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,961 | 6 | #12,240 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,362 | 7 | #10,915 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,749 | 6 | #12,248 |
| 1992 | 47 | #1,786 | 6 | #12,227 |
| 1991 | 57 | #1,530 | 8 | #9,593 |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,849 | 11 | #7,468 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,809 | 7 | #10,010 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,805 | 5 | #11,471 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 36 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 38 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,917 | 6 | #9,328 |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,919 | 5 | #10,067 |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,156 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,326 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,324 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,651 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,731 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,129 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,593 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,695 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,090 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,684 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,625 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,539 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,182 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,847 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,668 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,281 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,283 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,622 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,232 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,333 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,657 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,729 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,281 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,048 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,928 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,167 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,362 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,239 | 5 | #5,050 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 25 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #953 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ely reached #551 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #4,617 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ely
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.