Eli: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced EE-ly · 2 syllables

Eli means “ascended, uplifted”, from Hebrew.

From Hebrew (“ascent”); cognate to the Arabic-derived Ali.

How popular is Eli?

Eli was the #104 name in the US in 2025, given to 3,453 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 45% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Babies named Eli in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2010).

Half of US adults named Eli are older than 26; most are between 18 and 64. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Eli have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Eli means “ascended, uplifted”. It comes from Hebrew.

Eli is pronounced EE-ly.

Eli was the #104 name in the US in 2025, given to 3,453 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 45% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Half of US adults named Eli are older than 26. Most are between 18 and 64.