Unisex name · since 1880
Elie
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 3,015 babies named Elie, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,515 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,015
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elie currently ranks #3515 among unisex names in America, with 3,015 babies recorded since 1880.
Elie has 3,015 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3515 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,526 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,515 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,015 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elie ranks #2,526 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,515 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,015 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,515 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,015
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elie's 3,015 recorded births place it above 94.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Elie compares
3,015 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Elie's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,015 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Elie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elie splits its recorded history at 1954: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Elie popularity over time - girls
390 total births recorded since 1991 (Elie as girls' name)
Elie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (407 births, 13% of the file).
2000s was Elie's strongest decade.
407 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Elie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 83
1880s
83 births
- 1890s 73
1890s
73 births
- 1900s 92
1900s
92 births
- 1910s
1910s
226 births
- 1920s
1920s
284 births
- 1930s
1930s
182 births
- 1940s 128
1940s
128 births
- 1950s 145
1950s
145 births
- 1960s 90
1960s
90 births
- 1970s 142
1970s
142 births
- 1980s
1980s
258 births
- 1990s
1990s
292 births
- 2000s
2000s
407 births
- 2010s
2010s
407 births
- 2020s
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 407 births (13% of all-time use).
How Elie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Elie's total volume
Elie by state
Where Elie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 288 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 145 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 122 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 116 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 37 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 25 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 25 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.3% |
288 of 3,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Elie appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elie's data
- Elie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (407 total births) through the 2020s (206) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Elies (288 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Elie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.