Elery
Elery is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Meaning & Origin of Elery
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elery is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
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Origin & history
The Story of Elery
The earliest SSA record of Elery as a baby boy name dates back to 1904, when 6 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Elery — #1,980 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Elery on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Elery last appeared in the published SSA data in 1981, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 318 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Elery
Elery is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 318 births in the dataset. Elery's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,980. Use the chart and map above to compare Elery's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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