Ely
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning ascended; a form of Eli.
Ely by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Ely. In the US, 99 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 159 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Eli
Like Ely, each of these traces back to Eli: a form of it, a name built from it, or 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 Ely. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eliascended; my god is yahweh6,576 in the US (2017)
- Eloychosen one; a form of Eligius55 in the US (2017)
- Elyamy god is yahweh; modern form of Elijah6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Edywealth; diminutive of Edward or Edith18 in the US (2017)
- Elgod7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elyemy god is Yahweh; a form of Elijah or Elie5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ely
Names that are said the same way as Ely, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.