Elie Boy & girl
How popular is Elie?
#3,512 boy name in 2025
32 baby boys were named Elie in the US in 2025, making it the 3512th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Elie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,512 for boys (▼ 298 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 32 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,230 in 2015, #3,416 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (56 boys) |
| Highest rank | #491 in 1886 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 73% boys, 27% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Elie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Eli family of names ranked #110 for boys in 2025 (#101 the year before), with 3,499 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Elie is most popular
Babies named Elie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
Elie by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 83 | #491 |
| 1890s | 73 | #572 |
| 1900s | 92 | #555 |
| 1910s | 226 | #895 |
| 1920s | 284 | #1,227 |
| 1930s | 182 | #1,532 |
| 1940s | 128 | #1,730 |
| 1950s | 145 | #1,855 |
| 1960s | 90 | #1,875 |
| 1970s | 142 | #2,080 |
| 1980s | 258 | #1,865 |
| 1990s | 292 | #2,184 |
| 2000s | 407 | #2,192 |
| 2010s | 407 | #2,423 |
| 2020s | 206 | #3,001 |
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Questions
- Is Elie a boy or girl name?
- Elie is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Elie were boys and 27% were girls.
- How popular is the name Elie?
- 32 baby boys were named Elie in the US in 2025, making it the 3512th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Elie most popular?
- Elie peaked in 2009, when 56 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #491 in 1886.
- How many people are named Elie?
- 3,405 babies have been named Elie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,325 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Elie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elie was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.