El is a very rare variant of Eli that peaked in 1928 and has since faded.
El is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. El first appears in 1915 and peaked in 2000 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,758 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,347 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,423 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,192 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,077 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,032 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,041 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,235 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #5,779 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,648 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,347 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,041 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,546 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,269 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #4,742 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,718 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | — | #3,802 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,192 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,099 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #4,587 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,307 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,753 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,119 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,536 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,664 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #4,738 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,714 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,647 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,215 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,703 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,423 | — |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,696 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | #4,452 | #3,837 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,512 | — |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #4,180 | — |
| 1928 | 12 | — | #3,868 | #4,317 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | — | #3,504 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,528 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #3,940 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | — | #3,615 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,467 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,609 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | — | #2,890 |