El is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named El across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular El has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 284 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 57 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named El per year, United States (1915 to 2023). United States peaked in 1928 (12/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (8/yr).
El is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1928, when it ranked #4,704 nationally (given to 12 babies that year).
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