Elie

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A few things about Elie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Elie

Elie Wiesel

Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)

Choose Elie and your child shares a first name with Elie Wiesel, a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Elie, like who?” Elie Wiesel's Wikipedia article is available in 106 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 53,476 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Elie, 32 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Elie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryElie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Elies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1886, when it ranked #491. Today it's #3,513, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendElie has slipped 95 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,513. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlElie is given to both boys and girls: 76% of the 42 babies named Elie in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningElie is a French form of Elijah, which means “my God is Yahweh”. Our records link it to English and French roots.

About the name Elie

Elie is a gender-neutral name of English and French origin meaning “my God is Yahweh”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-lie”. US birth records list Elie for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 144 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked #491 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,513, with 32 babies. Of the 42 US babies named Elie in 2025, 24% were girls and 76% were boys.

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