babyNamedEly
“variant of Elijah: my God is Yahweh”probable meaning
Unisex name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given unisex name in France
- 32nd
- births in 2023–2025
- 285
- babies born in France
- 1 in 7,937
- +0.7% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2006
Meaning and origin of Ely
Ely is thought to mean “variant of Elijah: my God is Yahweh” and is of Hebrew origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Ely in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2006.
- Over recent years, Ely has been stable (+0.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ely every 29 schools, all spellings combined.
Ely in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
208 babies in 3 years1 baby in 47,950
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
14 babies in 3 years1 baby in 113,870
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ely and Ély are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Ély55
- Elli (in French)30
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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