How Many People Are Named Elye?
An estimated 183 people in the United States have the first name Elye. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Elye peaked in popularity in 2011 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elye 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 Elye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
183
About 1 in 1,872,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2011
19 births
Total Registered
185
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elye
Elye is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 185 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Elye as a male name
Ranked #10,022 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 2011 (19 births)
Elye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elye span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 102 babies were registered. Elye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elye by Decade
How has Elye 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.
Elye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elye?
We estimate approximately 183 people named Elye 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 1,872,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Elye a common name?
Elye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 185 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elye most popular?
Elye reached peak popularity in 2011, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elye is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elye a male name?
Elye is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elye Smith, Elye Johnson, Elye 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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