Names That Start With El
These names that start with el come from US birth records: 721 girl names and 333 boy names begin with El, each given to at least five babies in a year. The most used come first, then names popular in 2017, rare picks and 474 last names starting with El.
- Girl names
- 721
- Boy names
- 333
- Top girl name
- Elizabeth
- Top boy name
- Elijah
Most popular names that start with El
Number of babies given each name since 1880.
Top girl names
- Elizabeth 1,629,679
- Ella 296,792
- Eleanor 282,686
- Ellen 272,937
- Elaine 257,263
- Elsie 177,457
- Elena 73,997
- Elise 64,410
- Ellie 59,206
- Eliza 51,564
- Eloise 50,985
- Elisabeth 45,708
- Elisa 41,999
- Eliana 35,374
- Elva 31,348
- Elsa 28,479
- Elvira 26,641
- Elaina 22,600
- Elma 21,472
- Elnora 21,195
- Elinor 20,370
- Elyse 18,373
- Eleanore 17,782
- Elissa 16,742
- Elisha 13,599
- Elle 12,996
- Elliana 11,659
- Elouise 9,558
- Elda 8,855
- Elana 8,000
Top boy names
- Elijah 281,374
- Elmer 128,231
- Eli 115,184
- Elias 75,489
- Elliott 44,210
- Ellis 41,306
- Elliot 39,792
- Elbert 33,438
- Eldon 25,596
- Elton 20,716
- Elwood 20,384
- Elvin 20,049
- Elvis 16,754
- Elisha 13,330
- Elmo 10,080
- Eliseo 9,089
- Eloy 7,952
- Ellsworth 7,315
- Elroy 7,290
- Eliot 6,689
- Eliezer 6,405
- Elden 5,605
- Elian 5,292
- Elizabeth 5,181
- Eldridge 5,171
- Elwin 5,056
- Eleazar 4,771
- Ely 4,049
- Elmore 3,952
- Elgin 3,850
El names popular right now
In the 2017 top 1,000, with rank.
- Elijah #8 boy
- Elizabeth #13 girl
- Ella #16 girl
- Eleanor #35 girl
- Ellie #44 girl
- Eli #54 boy
- Elena #67 girl
- Elias #78 boy
- Eliana #88 girl
- Eliza #140 girl
- Elliott #160 boy
- Elliot #161 boy
- Elise #177 girl
- Eloise #190 girl
- Elliana #229 girl
- Elaina #284 girl
- Elsie #301 girl
- Ellis #311 boy
- Elle #373 girl
- Elisa #504 girl
- Elianna #505 girl
- Elliott #533 girl
- Elian #565 boy
- Elaine #588 girl
Unique names that start with El
- Ellianna
- Elodie
- Eliel
- Elan
- Eliyahu
- Ela
- Elli
- Elliette
- Elyjah
- Elam
- Elyana
- Ellyana
- Ellia
- Eliam
- Elon
- Elyas
- Ellee
- Eliott
- Elisheva
- Ellison
- Eliyah
- Ellena
- Elani
- Elif
- Ellah
- Elio
- Elyza
- Eliora
- Eligh
- Elijiah
Last names that start with El
- Ellis
- Elliott
- Ellison
- Elder
- Elmore
- Eldridge
- Elkins
- Elias
- Elam
- Eller
- Ellsworth
- Ely
- Elizondo
- Ellington
- Elrod
- Elliot
- Elmer
- Ellingson
- Elston
- Elwell
- Elwood
- Eley
- Eldred
- Eldredge
- Elledge
- Elizalde
- Eliason
- Elswick
- Elkin
- Elbert
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Questions people ask
What girl names start with El?
Elizabeth, Ella, Eleanor, Ellen, Elaine, Elsie, Elena, Elise are the most used.
What boy names start with El?
Elijah, Elmer, Eli, Elias, Elliott, Ellis, Elliot, Elbert are the most used.
What are unique names that start with El?
Ellianna, Elodie, Eliel, Elan, Eliyahu, Ela.
Source: US Social Security baby name records, 1880 to 2017; last names from the US Census surname list.