Eli
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning ascended; my god is yahweh.
How Eli has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #53 |
| 2016 | #52 |
| 2017 | #54 |
| 2018 | #58 |
| 2019 | #62 |
| 2020 | #60 |
| 2021 | #64 |
| 2022 | #69 |
| 2023 | #80 |
| 2024 | #92 |
| 2025 | #104 |
Eli by the numbers
In 2025, 373 babies in England and Wales were named Eli. In the US, 6,576 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 8,059 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Eli
Forms of Eli 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 Eli. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eliamy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah255 in the US (2017)
- Eliosun; from Helios147 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias or Ellis119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elyascended; a form of Eli99 in the US (2017)
- Elieascended; a form of Elijah44 in the US (2017)
- Elihmy God is Yahweh; form of Eli22 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Eli
Names that are said the same way as Eli, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Eli, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.