How Many People Are Named El?
people named El are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,084,054 people in the US has this name
Based on 284 babies named El in Social Security records from 1915 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Semitic word meaning "god", perhaps originally derived from a root meaning "power". This was the name of the chief Semitic god, the father of the gods and mankind. In some cases it was used as a title and applied to other gods of the pantheon. It was used by the Hebrews to refer to Yahweh.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name El, 6.6% were girls and 93.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named El alive today is about 44 years old, and 52% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
El first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1928, to 12 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
El has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,695, in 1936. Among girls, its best rank was #3,866, in 1928.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,695 (1936) | #3,866 (1928) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,367 in the 1970s | #5,353 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named El alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named El were born in New York than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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