Recorded 1917–1937 Unisex name Peak 1921 34 births

Elree — boys' name

34 babies named Elree in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s231930s6
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Elree was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Elree in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elree

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Elree between 1917 and 1937, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Elree currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Elree is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 14 additional births since 1919.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elree performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Elree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elree in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Elree at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

34

Since 1917

21 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1917

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1937

Elree popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1917

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 193719271923192219211917 5

Elree popularity over time — girls

14 total births recorded since 1919 (Elree as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 14 births
5.566.577.588.5 19211919 6

Elree by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 68% of Elree's all-time total
1910s51920s231930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elree?
34 babies have been named Elree since 1917. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Elree most popular?
Elree was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Is Elree a unisex name?
Yes, Elree is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 34 births, and as a girl's name it has 14 births.
How long has the name Elree been used?
Elree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 21 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Elree?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elroy, Elric, Elridge, Elray, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.