How popular is the baby name Eleni in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Eleni.

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Popularity of the baby name Eleni


Posts that mention the name Eleni

Baby names spelled with the names of letters: Ivy (IV), Casey (KC), Ellie (LE)

A reader named Becky recently emailed me with a rather cool request:

We’re looking for a girl name that has an actual spelling and letter combinations to represent the word. For example Evie (EV) and Katie (KT). Any suggestions would be great!

Here’s a long list of (mostly female) names that can be spelled with the names of letters. Some of the letter strings don’t quite replicate the pronunciation of the corresponding name, but, even if they don’t match perfectly, they do come pretty close.

Can you guys think of any others? Let me know and I’ll add them!

Update, 2015: Here’s a baby girl named Elloebee, a phonetic spelling of the acronym LOB (“legion of boom”).

Update, Feb. 2025: Just spotted the name Effely (FLE) in an article about Cambridgeshire baby names.

Update, Apr. 2025: Here’s a college basketball player named Azzi Fudd, first name pronounced like the letters A and Z.

Update, Jul. 2025: Here’s a 19th-century baby girl from Norfolk, England, named Emdiella (MDLR).

[Latest update: Jul. 2025]

Popular baby names in New York City, 2006

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According to New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the most popular baby names in the city in 2006 were Ashley and Michael.

Here are New York City’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2006:

Girl names

  1. Ashley, 518 baby girls
  2. Emily, 504
  3. Isabella, 457
  4. Sarah, 409
  5. Kayla, 406
  6. Sophia, 402
  7. Mia, 384
  8. Madison, 333
  9. Brianna, 326 (tie)
  10. Samantha, 326 (tie)
  11. Rachel, 322
  12. Olivia, 312
  13. Ava, 296
  14. Emma, 270
  15. Julia, 267
  16. Maya, 265
  17. Angelina, 264
  18. Victoria, 260
  19. Leah, 248
  20. Michelle, 244 (tie)
  21. Nicole, 244 (tie)
  22. Gabriella, 240
  23. Esther, 239
  24. Alexandra, 232 (3-way tie)
  25. Chloe, 232 (3-way tie)
  26. Elizabeth, 232 (3-way tie)
  27. Jessica, 229
  28. Sara, 228
  29. Abigail, 222
  30. Alyssa, 210
  31. Jennifer, 197
  32. Chaya, 193
  33. Natalie, 192 (tie)
  34. Sofia, 192 (tie)
  35. Destiny, 187
  36. Grace, 186
  37. Melanie, 181
  38. Amanda, 178 (3-way tie)
  39. Jasmine, 178 (3-way tie)
  40. Katherine, 178 (3-way tie)
  41. Anna, 177
  42. Arianna, 174
  43. Stephanie, 172
  44. Jada, 168
  45. Hannah, 165
  46. Alexa, 162
  47. Maria, 160
  48. Kimberly, 158
  49. Ariana, 156
  50. Gianna, 154 (tie)
  51. Zoe, 154 (tie)

Boy names

  1. Michael, 805 baby boys
  2. Daniel, 766
  3. Matthew, 748
  4. Joshua, 736
  5. Justin, 718
  6. David, 700
  7. Christopher, 675
  8. Joseph, 643
  9. Anthony, 639
  10. Jayden, 591
  11. Kevin, 540
  12. Brandon, 512
  13. Alexander, 509
  14. Ryan, 503
  15. Nicholas, 489
  16. Jonathan, 469
  17. Ethan, 450
  18. Andrew, 447
  19. Christian, 438
  20. John, 434
  21. Jacob, 423
  22. Jason, 419
  23. William, 407
  24. Angel, 405
  25. James, 402
  26. Gabriel, 352
  27. Samuel, 344
  28. Elijah, 341
  29. Benjamin, 306
  30. Dylan, 304
  31. Jack, 294
  32. Tyler, 290
  33. Aaron, 286
  34. Jordan, 284
  35. Isaiah, 283
  36. Sebastian, 279
  37. Jaden, 266
  38. Jose, 263
  39. Eric, 261
  40. Brian, 245
  41. Aidan, 237
  42. Adam, 234
  43. Sean, 233
  44. Alex, 231
  45. Noah, 230
  46. Jeremiah, 229 (tie)
  47. Xavier, 229 (tie)
  48. Bryan, 227 (tie)
  49. Steven, 227 (tie)
  50. Jeremy, 226

The top baby names within specific ethnic/racial groups were…

Top girl nameTop boy name
HispanicAshleyAngel
AsianEmilyRyan
Non-Hispanic WhiteSarahMichael
Non-Hispanic BlackKaylaJoshua

And among the names given to just 10 babies each in NYC last year were the girl names Eleni, Louise, Nailah, Ruchy, and Winni, and the boy names Aldo, Gideon, Herman, Shiloh, and Yehudah.

Source: Popular Baby Names – NYC.gov (pdf)

Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)

[Latest update: Oct. 2025]