How Many People Are Named Elley?
An estimated 357 people in the United States have the first name Elley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Elley peaked in popularity in 2008 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elley 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 Elley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
357
About 1 in 960,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2008
22 births
Total Registered
361
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elley
Elley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 361 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Elley as a female name
Ranked #8,565 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (22 births)
Elley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elley span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 154 babies were registered. While Elley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elley by Decade
How has Elley 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.
Elley by State
Elley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Elley
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Elley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elley?
We estimate approximately 357 people named Elley 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 960,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Elley a common name?
Elley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 361 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elley most popular?
Elley reached peak popularity in 2008, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elley is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elley a female name?
Elley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elley Smith, Elley Johnson, Elley 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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