Eli
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Eli is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “ascension”. In 2025 it ranked 136th for boys in the UK (421 babies) and 104th for boys in the US (3,418 babies).
What does Eli mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew name; also a short form of Elijah or Elias
“ascension”
In the Bible Eli was the high priest of Israel who raised the young prophet Samuel.
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Is Eli a girl's or a boy's name?
Eli is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 421 boys in the UK and 35 girls and 3,418 boys in the US.
How popular is Eli in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #136among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 421about 1 in 710 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 421 boys in the UK were named Eli, making it the 136th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 111th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 686 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Eli than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Eli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 137th in England and Wales, 190th in Scotland and 90th in Northern Ireland.
Eli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 421 | #136 |
| 2024 | 445 | #136 |
| 2023 | 465 | #130 |
| 2022 | 541 | #117 |
| 2021 | 640 | #107 |
| 2020 | 612 | #111 |
| 2019 | 678 | #104 |
| 2018 | 636 | #111 |
| 2017 | 686 | #106 |
| 2016 | 685 | #110 |
| 2015 | 607 | #118 |
| 2014 | 571 | #120 |
| 2013 | 491 | #137 |
| 2012 | 443 | #149 |
| 2011 | 392 | #163 |
| 2010 | 283 | #208 |
| 2009 | 149 | #313 |
| 2008 | 130 | #340 |
| 2007 | 108 | #372 |
| 2006 | 99 | #385 |
| 2005 | 66 | #481 |
| 2004 | 89 | #366 |
| 2003 | 50 | #534 |
| 2002 | 44 | #541 |
| 2001 | 42 | #531 |
| 2000 | 34 | #606 |
| 1999 | 43 | #522 |
| 1998 | 39 | #541 |
| 1997 | 33 | #585 |
| 1996 | 31 | #590 |
How popular is Eli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #104among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,418about 1 in 500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,418 boys in the US were named Eli, making it the 104th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 60th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 8,079 boys. 35 girls were also named Eli in 2025 (4,066th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 13 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Eli than any year since 2007.
Half of all the boys named Eli in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eli in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,418 | #104 |
| 2024 | 3,742 | #92 |
| 2023 | 4,111 | #79 |
| 2022 | 4,704 | #69 |
| 2021 | 4,913 | #64 |
| 2020 | 5,281 | #60 |
| 2019 | 5,539 | #62 |
| 2018 | 6,094 | #57 |
| 2017 | 6,637 | #54 |
| 2016 | 7,132 | #50 |
| 2015 | 7,163 | #53 |
| 2014 | 7,513 | #49 |
| 2013 | 7,952 | #43 |
| 2012 | 8,079 | #43 |
| 2011 | 7,220 | #58 |
| 2010 | 6,571 | #65 |
| 2009 | 4,923 | #90 |
| 2008 | 4,526 | #99 |
| 2007 | 3,253 | #129 |
| 2006 | 2,997 | #136 |
| 2005 | 2,699 | #152 |
| 2004 | 2,557 | #156 |
| 2003 | 1,995 | #190 |
| 2002 | 1,953 | #193 |
| 2001 | 1,644 | #213 |
| 2000 | 1,496 | #227 |
| 1999 | 1,068 | #276 |
| 1998 | 1,016 | #283 |
| 1997 | 866 | #309 |
| 1996 | 891 | #298 |
| 1995 | 864 | #304 |
| 1994 | 893 | #302 |
| 1993 | 877 | #309 |
| 1992 | 708 | #340 |
| 1991 | 712 | #341 |
| 1990 | 667 | #359 |
| 1989 | 624 | #362 |
| 1988 | 543 | #372 |
| 1987 | 550 | #353 |
| 1986 | 563 | #340 |
| 1985 | 558 | #342 |
| 1984 | 507 | #359 |
| 1983 | 518 | #350 |
| 1982 | 503 | #357 |
| 1981 | 550 | #337 |
| 1980 | 539 | #342 |
| 1979 | 498 | #353 |
| 1978 | 441 | #365 |
| 1977 | 476 | #361 |
| 1976 | 381 | #397 |
| 1975 | 338 | #425 |
| 1974 | 373 | #401 |
| 1973 | 339 | #425 |
| 1972 | 264 | #484 |
| 1971 | 268 | #491 |
| 1970 | 232 | #530 |
| 1969 | 129 | #696 |
| 1968 | 139 | #642 |
| 1967 | 126 | #666 |
| 1966 | 117 | #683 |
| 1965 | 117 | #688 |
| 1964 | 121 | #703 |
| 1963 | 139 | #661 |
| 1962 | 140 | #654 |
| 1961 | 146 | #648 |
| 1960 | 149 | #638 |
| 1959 | 146 | #638 |
| 1958 | 117 | #692 |
| 1957 | 129 | #670 |
| 1956 | 153 | #610 |
| 1955 | 119 | #670 |
| 1954 | 135 | #632 |
| 1953 | 126 | #635 |
| 1952 | 140 | #590 |
| 1951 | 142 | #581 |
| 1950 | 139 | #574 |
| 1949 | 125 | #606 |
| 1948 | 137 | #568 |
| 1947 | 143 | #566 |
| 1946 | 116 | #599 |
| 1945 | 125 | #533 |
| 1944 | 124 | #545 |
| 1943 | 118 | #586 |
| 1942 | 130 | #536 |
| 1941 | 130 | #520 |
| 1940 | 140 | #487 |
| 1939 | 110 | #547 |
| 1938 | 119 | #535 |
| 1937 | 144 | #468 |
| 1936 | 161 | #443 |
| 1935 | 175 | #417 |
| 1934 | 176 | #421 |
| 1933 | 157 | #439 |
| 1932 | 186 | #411 |
| 1931 | 174 | #431 |
| 1930 | 190 | #430 |
| 1929 | 198 | #417 |
| 1928 | 215 | #410 |
| 1927 | 224 | #399 |
| 1926 | 266 | #357 |
| 1925 | 291 | #341 |
| 1924 | 247 | #380 |
| 1923 | 260 | #367 |
| 1922 | 275 | #358 |
| 1921 | 291 | #346 |
| 1920 | 253 | #376 |
| 1919 | 241 | #373 |
| 1918 | 286 | #338 |
| 1917 | 246 | #354 |
| 1916 | 271 | #319 |
| 1915 | 269 | #317 |
| 1914 | 208 | #315 |
| 1913 | 167 | #307 |
| 1912 | 159 | #283 |
| 1911 | 81 | #295 |
| 1910 | 63 | #311 |
| 1909 | 60 | #292 |
| 1908 | 55 | #293 |
| 1907 | 50 | #301 |
| 1906 | 44 | #309 |
| 1905 | 43 | #306 |
| 1904 | 43 | #294 |
| 1903 | 47 | #269 |
| 1902 | 51 | #259 |
| 1901 | 45 | #255 |
| 1900 | 45 | #312 |
| 1899 | 38 | #281 |
| 1898 | 46 | #263 |
| 1897 | 39 | #288 |
| 1896 | 43 | #279 |
| 1895 | 55 | #237 |
| 1894 | 60 | #218 |
| 1893 | 53 | #236 |
| 1892 | 60 | #226 |
| 1891 | 49 | #229 |
| 1890 | 49 | #237 |
| 1889 | 60 | #211 |
| 1888 | 75 | #200 |
| 1887 | 51 | #221 |
| 1886 | 66 | #200 |
| 1885 | 56 | #213 |
| 1884 | 67 | #199 |
| 1883 | 82 | #156 |
| 1882 | 94 | #145 |
| 1881 | 97 | #121 |
| 1880 | 73 | #177 |
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