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Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).
Eli
Eli has dropped sharply from its peak but is still widely used. All-time it's been given to 154,512 U.S. babies, the 176th most common name by sound today, peaking at 8,110 in 2012, with 3,453 in 2025.
Eli has no common alternate spellings by sound. Spellings sometimes heard the same way: Ely, Elie.
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