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 #1369

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Name B

Eli

Boy name · Rank #92

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Eliot Eli
Current Rank #1369 #92
Total Births (all years) 7,759 149,990
Peak Year 2012 2012
Peak Year Births 216 8,076
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Eliot Eli
1880ss — 721
1890ss — 492
1900ss 20 483
1910ss 141 1,991
1920ss 188 2,520
1930ss 141 1,592
1940ss 285 1,288
1950ss 528 1,346
1960ss 581 1,323
1970ss 504 3,610
1980ss 754 5,455
1990ss 807 8,560
2000ss 1,243 28,019
2010ss 1,847 69,871
2020ss 720 22,719

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eliot Eli
2014 192 7,508
2015 176 7,158
2016 163 7,129
2017 173 6,636
2018 183 6,091
2019 160 5,535
2020 152 5,278
2021 152 4,910
2022 141 4,702
2023 138 4,106
2024 137 3,723

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, 1905–2024.

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