NameTides

Ely

Ely was the #2,641 boys' name in the US in 2025 (49 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales and #1,049 in Canada.

Ely as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ely as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Ely as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,641 (49)#5,137 (3)—#1,049 (24)
2024#3,045 (40)#2,672 (8)—#1,353 (16)
2023#2,769 (46)#4,992 (3)—#1,015 (23)
2022#3,100 (39)#2,321 (9)—#917 (26)
2021#2,652 (48)#4,789 (3)—#1,039 (22)
2020#2,617 (48)#2,228 (9)—#878 (27)
2019#2,042 (71)#3,937 (4)—#862 (27)
2018#1,959 (75)#3,959 (4)—#818 (29)
2017#1,958 (73)#2,172 (10)—#596 (44)
2016#1,563 (105)#2,556 (8)#713 (3)#738 (34)
2015#1,514 (109)#3,004 (6)—#954 (23)
2014#1,536 (104)#3,362 (5)—#833 (28)
2013#1,370 (123)#4,685 (3)#534 (5)#858 (27)
2012#1,304 (132)#2,117 (10)—#750 (31)
2011#1,178 (150)#2,390 (8)#623 (4)#896 (24)

Ely as a girl’s name

  • US
  • Canada
Ely as a girl’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Ely as a girl’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSCanada
2025#6,838 (16)#2,475 (8)
2024#4,669 (29)#2,975 (6)
2023#4,746 (28)#2,604 (7)
2022#4,582 (30)—
2021#5,398 (23)#1,876 (11)
2020#6,923 (16)#1,758 (12)
2019#4,909 (27)—
2018#5,007 (26)#2,892 (6)
2017#4,811 (28)#2,041 (10)
2016#7,602 (15)#2,383 (8)
2015#5,127 (26)#1,874 (11)
2014#5,310 (25)#2,185 (9)
2013#6,462 (19)#2,204 (9)
2012#5,710 (23)#1,695 (13)
2011#6,855 (18)#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1882 at #540.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 25% of US babies named Ely were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 34,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 100,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ely is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 37,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 48,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ely by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ely (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#25320

Ely (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElyCanadaGirls#2,4758
ElyCanadaBoys#1,04924
ElyEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
ElyIrelandBoys—too few
ElyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ElyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ElyUSGirls#6,83816
ElyUSBoys#2,64149