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Ely Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Ely?

The rare name Ely was the 1,950th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Ely, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #551 was reached in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2009 with 159 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ely in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1964.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ely occurred roughly during the years 1911-1918, 1967-1971, 1972-1976, 1987-1991, 1994-2000, and 2001-2004.

Where is the name Ely popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

For a number of years, the name Ely has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Ely has dropped.

The name Ely is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Ely (Girl)Ely (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 26 5,010 75 1,950
2017 28 4,837 72 1,975
2016 15 7,693 103 1,586
2015 26 5,160 109 1,513
2014 25 5,349 103 1,551
2013 19 6,533 123 1,370
2012 23 5,758 132 1,303
2011 18 6,931 148 1,192
2010 21 6,242 137 1,270
2009 16 7,783 159 1,149
2008 17 7,505 153 1,171
2007 18 7,170 146 1,205
2006 18 6,940 142 1,184
2005 13 8,481 152 1,085
2004 17 6,876 143 1,104
2003 7 12,817 94 1,411
2002 15 7,163 88 1,450
2001 14 7,436 85 1,454
2000 8 11,040 92 1,373
1999 13 7,359 62 1,698
1998 12 7,694 50 1,940
1997 6 12,574 58 1,698
1996 < 5 -- 43 2,027
1995 6 12,240 43 1,961
1994 7 10,910 33 2,360
1993 6 12,247 49 1,749
1992 6 12,225 47 1,784
1991 8 9,590 57 1,529
1990 10 8,056 42 1,847
1989 7 10,006 42 1,810
1988 < 5 -- 33 1,958
1987 < 5 -- 29 2,077
1986 5 11,464 34 1,804
1985 < 5 -- 33 1,806
1984 < 5 -- 36 1,639
1983 < 5 -- 38 1,571
1982 < 5 -- 33 1,744
1981 < 5 -- 39 1,556
1980 < 5 -- 35 1,666
1979 6 9,323 28 1,917
1978 < 5 -- 34 1,625
1977 5 10,067 26 1,920
1976 < 5 -- 29 1,759
1975 < 5 -- 21 2,150
1974 < 5 -- 22 2,007
1973 < 5 -- 17 2,340
1972 < 5 -- 12 2,872
1971 < 5 -- 19 2,154
1970 < 5 -- 16 2,327
1969 < 5 -- 12 2,586
1968 < 5 -- 11 2,618
1967 < 5 -- 9 2,837
1966 < 5 -- 7 3,324
1965 < 5 -- 6 3,654
1964 < 5 -- < 5 --
1963 < 5 -- 10 2,731
1962 < 5 -- 8 3,128
1961 < 5 -- 11 2,586
1960 < 5 -- < 5 --
1959 < 5 -- 8 3,105
1958 < 5 -- 10 2,697
1957 < 5 -- 8 3,087
1956 < 5 -- 10 2,684
1955 < 5 -- 6 3,628
1954 < 5 -- 8 3,021
1953 < 5 -- 6 3,540
1952 < 5 -- 7 3,185
1951 < 5 -- 13 2,165
1950 < 5 -- 8 2,847
1949 < 5 -- 9 2,666
1948 < 5 -- 10 2,499
1947 < 5 -- 12 2,280
1946 < 5 -- 6 3,282
1945 < 5 -- 8 2,622
1944 < 5 -- 11 2,231
1943 < 5 -- 6 3,333
1942 < 5 -- 9 2,578
1941 < 5 -- 5 3,654
1940 < 5 -- 8 2,727
1939 < 5 -- 15 1,823
1938 < 5 -- 6 3,281
1937 < 5 -- 7 2,999
1936 < 5 -- < 5 --
1935 < 5 -- 7 3,046
1934 < 5 -- 16 1,800
1933 < 5 -- 15 1,853
1932 < 5 -- 8 2,927
1931 < 5 -- 11 2,370
1930 < 5 -- 5 4,166
1929 < 5 -- 12 2,362
1928 < 5 -- 13 2,300
1927 < 5 -- 16 2,068
1926 < 5 -- 11 2,619
1925 < 5 -- 16 2,033
1924 < 5 -- 22 1,692
1923 < 5 -- 15 2,153
1922 < 5 -- 19 1,841
1921 < 5 -- 21 1,728
1920 < 5 -- 25 1,519
1919 < 5 -- 20 1,715
1918 5 5,050 32 1,239
1917 < 5 -- 24 1,453
1916 < 5 -- 21 1,563
1915 < 5 -- 25 1,351
1914 < 5 -- 19 1,406
1913 < 5 -- 17 1,275
1912 < 5 -- 13 1,377
1911 < 5 -- 6 1,596
1910 < 5 -- 10 1,065
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- 5 1,444
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- 6 1,161
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- 5 1,262
1903 < 5 -- 5 1,175
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- 6 983
1900 < 5 -- 7 1,079
1899 < 5 -- 6 965
1898 < 5 -- 8 829
1897 < 5 -- 5 1,110
1896 < 5 -- 9 789
1895 < 5 -- 10 707
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- 5 1,051
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- 6 958
1887 < 5 -- 6 850
1886 < 5 -- 5 1,012
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- 12 551
1881 < 5 -- 8 668
1880 < 5 -- 5 953

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.