Eliot vs Eli

Side-by-side comparison of Eliot and Eli - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Eliot

Boy name · Rank #1361

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Name B

Eli

Boy name · Rank #92

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Metric Eliot Eli
Current Rank #1361 #92
Total Births (all years) 7,892 153,495
Peak Year 2012 2012
Peak Year Births 216 8,079
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliot Eli
1880s - 721
1890s - 492
1900s 20 483
1910s 141 1,991
1920s 188 2,520
1930s 141 1,592
1940s 285 1,288
1950s 528 1,346
1960s 581 1,323
1970s 504 3,610
1980s 754 5,455
1990s 807 8,562
2000s 1,243 28,043
2010s 1,847 69,900
2020s 853 26,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliot Eli
2014 192 7,513
2015 176 7,163
2016 163 7,132
2017 173 6,637
2018 183 6,094
2019 160 5,539
2020 152 5,281
2021 152 4,913
2022 142 4,704
2023 138 4,111
2024 139 3,742
2025 130 3,418

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1905–2025.

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