How Many People Are Named Elie?
An estimated 2,323 people in the United States have the first name Elie. It is used for both genders, with 88.7% male. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Elie peaked in popularity in 2009 with 75 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,323
About 1 in 147,548 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.7% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2009
75 births
Total Registered
3,362
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elie
Elie is predominantly male (88.7%), though 379 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Elie as a male name
Ranked #3,228 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (56 births)
Elie as a female name
Ranked #13,922 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (24 births)
Elie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 565 babies were registered. While Elie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elie by Decade
How has Elie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elie by State
Birth registrations for Elie span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Jersey, Georgia. On average, about 72 Elies were registered per state.
Elie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elie
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Elie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elie?
We estimate approximately 2,323 people named Elie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 147,548 Americans share this first name.
Is Elie a common name?
Elie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,362 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elie most popular?
Elie reached peak popularity in 2009, when 75 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elie is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elie a male name?
Elie is predominantly male. 88.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elie Smith, Elie Johnson, Elie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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