Eli vs Nicholas
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Eli
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #104
- Peak
- #43 (2012)
- Babies in 2025
- 3,418
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
VS
Nicholas
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #112
- Peak
- #5 (1999)
- Babies in 2025
- 3,115
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, NY, TX
The verdict
Eli is the more popular pick (#104 vs #112). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Eli is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Nicholas is a name gently stepping back from its peak.
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