Boys' name · since 1918

Elry

22 babies named Elry in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,151 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade

Elry is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1918.

Elry has 22 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1931.

  • #28,151 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1918
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elry ranks #28,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.

#28,151 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Elry's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Elry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Elry's full recorded timeline at 1925, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Elry popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1931

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 1918191919251931 6

Elry by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).

1910s was Elry's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Elry births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elry? ▼
Since 1918, Social Security records show 22 babies named Elry. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #28,151 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1931. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 6 births.
Where does Elry sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elry ranks #28,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Elry most popular? ▼
Elry was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Elry been used? ▼
Elry has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 14 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Elry? ▼
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.

What to do with Elry's data

  • Elry's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Elry

Nearby Names Like Elry

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Elry

Elroy Boy
#4545 7,476 births
Elric Boy
#4271 581 births
Elridge Boy
445 births
Elray Boy
327 births
Elroi Boy
#4382 130 births

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Flavel
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Guster
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Hickman
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Elry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–1931 (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 Elry 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.