How Many People Are Named Eligh?
An estimated 805 people in the United States have the first name Eligh. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Eligh peaked in popularity in 2014 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eligh 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 Eligh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
805
About 1 in 425,782 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2014
61 births
Total Registered
1,012
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eligh
Eligh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,012 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Eligh as a male name
Ranked #8,485 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (61 births)
Eligh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eligh span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 457 babies were registered. Eligh has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Eligh by Decade
How has Eligh 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.
Eligh by State
Eligh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eligh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eligh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eligh?
We estimate approximately 805 people named Eligh 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 425,782 Americans share this first name.
Is Eligh a common name?
Eligh is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,012 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eligh most popular?
Eligh reached peak popularity in 2014, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eligh is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eligh a male name?
Eligh is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eligh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eligh Smith, Eligh Johnson, Eligh 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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