Ely is an uncommon variant of Eli that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Ely is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,653 among boys (49) and #6,925 among girls (16) — overall #4,700 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | #6,925 | #2,653 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | #4,696 | #3,064 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | #4,788 | #2,777 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | #4,619 | #3,115 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | #5,454 | #2,663 |
| 2020 | 64 | 64 | #7,017 | #2,631 |
| 2019 | 98 | 98 | #4,949 | #2,051 |
| 2018 | 101 | 101 | #5,055 | #1,964 |
| 2017 | 101 | 101 | #4,846 | #1,961 |
| 2016 | 120 | 120 | #7,713 | #1,567 |
| 2015 | 135 | 135 | #5,174 | #1,516 |
| 2014 | 129 | 129 | #5,357 | #1,540 |
| 2013 | 142 | 142 | #6,547 | #1,373 |
| 2012 | 155 | 155 | #5,762 | #1,305 |
| 2011 | 168 | 168 | #6,940 | #1,181 |
| 2010 | 158 | 158 | #6,246 | #1,271 |
| 2009 | 175 | 175 | #7,789 | #1,149 |
| 2008 | 170 | 170 | #7,514 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 164 | 164 | #7,174 | #1,208 |
| 2006 | 160 | 160 | #6,946 | #1,188 |
| 2005 | 165 | 165 | #8,484 | #1,085 |
| 2004 | 160 | 160 | #6,880 | #1,104 |
| 2003 | 101 | 101 | #12,822 | #1,412 |
| 2002 | 103 | 103 | #7,166 | #1,450 |
| 2001 | 99 | 99 | #7,438 | #1,454 |
| 2000 | 100 | 100 | #11,044 | #1,373 |
| 1999 | 75 | 75 | #7,364 | #1,699 |
| 1998 | 62 | 62 | #7,696 | #1,940 |
| 1997 | 64 | — | #12,575 | #1,698 |
| 1996 | 43 | — | — | #2,027 |
| 1995 | 49 | — | #12,240 | #1,961 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | #10,915 | #2,362 |
| 1993 | 55 | — | #12,248 | #1,749 |
| 1992 | 53 | — | #12,227 | #1,786 |
| 1991 | 65 | — | #9,591 | #1,530 |
| 1990 | 53 | — | #7,469 | #1,848 |
| 1989 | 49 | — | #10,010 | #1,809 |
| 1988 | 33 | — | — | #1,960 |
| 1987 | 29 | — | — | #2,077 |
| 1986 | 39 | — | #11,472 | #1,805 |
| 1985 | 33 | — | — | #1,808 |
| 1984 | 36 | — | — | #1,639 |
| 1983 | 38 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1982 | 33 | — | — | #1,744 |
| 1981 | 39 | — | — | #1,557 |
| 1980 | 35 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1979 | 34 | — | #9,328 | #1,917 |
| 1978 | 34 | — | — | #1,625 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #10,067 | #1,919 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | — | #1,759 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | — | #2,150 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | — | #2,009 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | — | #2,342 |
| 1972 | 12 | — | — | #2,876 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | #2,156 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | — | #2,326 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | — | #2,584 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | — | #2,618 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | — | #2,834 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | — | #3,324 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,651 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | — | #2,730 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | — | #3,129 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | — | #2,591 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | — | #3,105 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | — | #2,696 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | — | #3,090 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,683 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | — | #3,625 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | — | #3,022 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,538 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | — | #3,182 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,165 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | — | #2,847 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,668 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,499 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | — | #2,281 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,283 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,622 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | — | #2,232 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,333 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | — | #2,577 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,657 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,729 |
| 1939 | 15 | — | — | #1,821 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,280 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,000 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | — | #3,048 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,801 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,855 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | — | #2,928 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,370 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,167 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | — | #2,362 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | — | #2,301 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | — | #2,067 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | — | #2,620 |
| 1925 | 16 | — | — | #2,033 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,693 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | — | #2,153 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | — | #1,842 |
| 1921 | 21 | — | — | #1,728 |
| 1920 | 25 | — | — | #1,519 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | — | #1,715 |
| 1918 | 37 | — | #5,050 | #1,239 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1916 | 21 | — | — | #1,563 |
| 1915 | 25 | — | — | #1,351 |
| 1914 | 19 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1913 | 17 | — | — | #1,275 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,596 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | — | #1,065 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,444 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,262 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #983 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,079 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #965 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #829 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,110 |
| 1896 | 9 | — | — | #789 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #707 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #958 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #850 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1882 | 12 | — | — | #551 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #668 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #953 |