El
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies
El by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named El.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
Names that come from El
Forms of El in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of El. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like El, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.