Fun Facts About the Name Ellie
- A newer favorite: Ellie first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2011 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 15 consecutive years.
- More than 106 thousand babies named Ellie: U.S. records list 106,822 babies given the name Ellie from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,180 boys received the name Ellie - about 1 boy for every 90 girls.
What Does the Name Ellie Mean?
Ellie is an English diminutive of names beginning with El-, especially Ellen, Eleanor, and Elizabeth. It has no single literal meaning of its own; its sense comes from the full name it shortens. Ellen is an English form of Helen, from Greek Helenē, commonly explained as "light" or "torch," though the Greek etymology is not certain. Elizabeth comes from Hebrew Elisheva, usually translated "God is my oath" or "my God is abundance." Eleanor derives from Old French Aliénor; its origin is disputed, with proposed Germanic and Greek connections. Because Ellie can stand for any of these names, it is sometimes glossed with their meanings, such as "light" or "God is my oath," but those meanings belong to the parent names rather than to an independent word Ellie.
Ellie Name History & Origins
Ellie follows the English pattern of forming a familiar short form by adding -ie to a full name. The same pattern produced Annie from Ann and Katie from Katherine. In English-speaking countries, Ellie has served as an everyday form of Ellen, Eleanor, and Elizabeth. Over time, it also became a given name in its own right, used without a longer formal name. Its history is therefore tied to those full names: Ellen goes back through Latin and Old French to Greek Helenē; Elizabeth goes back to Hebrew Elisheva; and Eleanor comes from Old French Aliénor. Ellie itself has no separate ancient root. A modern literary example is Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway in Carl Sagan's novel Contact, but this is a use of the name, not evidence of its origin.
How Popular is the Name Ellie?
Ellie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2024. Ellie entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2011.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #24 | 6,176 | 0.3843% |
| 2024 | #21 | 6,306 | 0.3909% |
| 2023 | #27 | 5,968 | 0.3724% |
| 2022 | #33 | 5,784 | 0.3529% |
| 2021 | #30 | 5,864 | 0.3576% |
| 2020 | #29 | 5,601 | 0.3467% |
| 2019 | #35 | 5,430 | 0.3237% |
| 2018 | #36 | 5,221 | 0.3070% |
| 2017 | #44 | 5,019 | 0.2908% |
| 2016 | #43 | 5,072 | 0.2863% |
| 2015 | #48 | 4,873 | 0.2731% |
| 2014 | #55 | 4,487 | 0.2512% |
| 2013 | #74 | 3,764 | 0.2145% |
| 2012 | #85 | 3,388 | 0.1924% |
| 2011 | #97 | 3,064 | 0.1742% |
| 2010 | #104 | 2,912 | 0.1638% |
| 2009 | #145 | 2,234 | 0.1216% |
| 2008 | #167 | 1,996 | 0.1056% |
| 2007 | #175 | 2,010 | 0.1046% |
| 2006 | #175 | 1,996 | 0.1050% |
| 2005 | #184 | 1,890 | 0.1023% |
| 2004 | #189 | 1,817 | 0.0990% |
| 2003 | #187 | 1,728 | 0.0946% |
| 2002 | #200 | 1,619 | 0.0901% |
| 2001 | #339 | 906 | 0.0503% |
| 2000 | #360 | 829 | 0.0457% |
| 1999 | #394 | 708 | 0.0399% |
| 1998 | #437 | 603 | 0.0341% |
| 1997 | #545 | 432 | 0.0248% |
| 1996 | #611 | 374 | 0.0213% |
| 1995 | #617 | 359 | 0.0204% |
| 1994 | #802 | 252 | 0.0141% |
| 1993 | #796 | 255 | 0.0141% |
| 1992 | #852 | 234 | 0.0127% |
| 1991 | #1,071 | 169 | 0.0090% |
| 1990 | #1,039 | 173 | 0.0091% |
| 1989 | #1,239 | 128 | 0.0069% |
| 1988 | #1,497 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 1987 | #1,487 | 87 | 0.0050% |
| 1986 | #1,917 | 58 | 0.0034% |
| 1985 | #2,184 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 1984 | #1,869 | 57 | 0.0034% |
| 1983 | #1,571 | 71 | 0.0042% |
| 1982 | #1,625 | 71 | 0.0042% |
| 1981 | #1,493 | 81 | 0.0049% |
| 1980 | #1,554 | 75 | 0.0045% |
| 1979 | #1,475 | 81 | 0.0050% |
| 1978 | #1,788 | 57 | 0.0037% |
| 1977 | #1,721 | 60 | 0.0039% |
| 1976 | #1,504 | 69 | 0.0047% |
| 1975 | #1,464 | 70 | 0.0048% |
| 1974 | #1,694 | 54 | 0.0037% |
| 1973 | #1,654 | 55 | 0.0038% |
| 1972 | #1,812 | 47 | 0.0031% |
| 1971 | #2,498 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1970 | #1,935 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1969 | #1,653 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 1968 | #1,784 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 1967 | #1,827 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1966 | #1,833 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1965 | #1,427 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1964 | #1,421 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1963 | #1,264 | 76 | 0.0039% |
| 1962 | #1,364 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 1961 | #1,441 | 60 | 0.0030% |
| 1960 | #1,283 | 74 | 0.0037% |
| 1959 | #1,309 | 67 | 0.0033% |
| 1958 | #1,385 | 59 | 0.0029% |
| 1957 | #1,464 | 53 | 0.0026% |
| 1956 | #1,384 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 1955 | #1,279 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 1954 | #1,398 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 1953 | #1,266 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1952 | #1,407 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1951 | #1,441 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1950 | #1,396 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1949 | #1,518 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1948 | #1,391 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 1947 | #1,443 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1946 | #1,294 | 45 | 0.0029% |
| 1945 | #1,237 | 42 | 0.0032% |
| 1944 | #1,463 | 31 | 0.0023% |
| 1943 | #1,375 | 36 | 0.0026% |
| 1942 | #1,372 | 35 | 0.0026% |
| 1941 | #1,105 | 45 | 0.0037% |
| 1940 | #1,191 | 38 | 0.0033% |
| 1939 | #1,183 | 38 | 0.0035% |
| 1938 | #1,165 | 39 | 0.0035% |
| 1937 | #1,022 | 48 | 0.0045% |
| 1936 | #1,024 | 46 | 0.0044% |
| 1935 | #1,043 | 44 | 0.0042% |
| 1934 | #1,012 | 47 | 0.0045% |
| 1933 | #1,028 | 46 | 0.0046% |
| 1932 | #1,221 | 35 | 0.0033% |
| 1931 | #1,077 | 43 | 0.0040% |
| 1930 | #998 | 55 | 0.0049% |
| 1929 | #984 | 54 | 0.0048% |
| 1928 | #997 | 56 | 0.0049% |
| 1927 | #918 | 66 | 0.0055% |
| 1926 | #882 | 71 | 0.0060% |
| 1925 | #775 | 91 | 0.0075% |
| 1924 | #798 | 87 | 0.0070% |
| 1923 | #802 | 82 | 0.0068% |
| 1922 | #762 | 93 | 0.0077% |
| 1921 | #799 | 84 | 0.0068% |
| 1920 | #792 | 83 | 0.0069% |
| 1919 | #747 | 89 | 0.0079% |
| 1918 | #642 | 123 | 0.0106% |
| 1917 | #757 | 84 | 0.0078% |
| 1916 | #746 | 83 | 0.0079% |
| 1915 | #701 | 90 | 0.0091% |
| 1914 | #690 | 70 | 0.0092% |
| 1913 | #568 | 81 | 0.0130% |
| 1912 | #615 | 64 | 0.0115% |
| 1911 | #629 | 47 | 0.0112% |
| 1910 | #589 | 50 | 0.0126% |
| 1909 | #639 | 38 | 0.0109% |
| 1908 | #481 | 56 | 0.0168% |
| 1907 | #477 | 56 | 0.0176% |
| 1906 | #477 | 51 | 0.0173% |
| 1905 | #460 | 54 | 0.0185% |
| 1904 | #440 | 54 | 0.0196% |
| 1903 | #463 | 48 | 0.0183% |
| 1902 | #437 | 51 | 0.0193% |
| 1901 | #380 | 60 | 0.0251% |
| 1900 | #420 | 65 | 0.0217% |
| 1899 | #422 | 48 | 0.0206% |
| 1898 | #424 | 53 | 0.0205% |
| 1897 | #444 | 44 | 0.0188% |
| 1896 | #393 | 52 | 0.0219% |
| 1895 | #482 | 37 | 0.0158% |
| 1894 | #387 | 53 | 0.0238% |
| 1893 | #391 | 47 | 0.0221% |
| 1892 | #416 | 41 | 0.0193% |
| 1891 | #401 | 38 | 0.0205% |
| 1890 | #401 | 40 | 0.0210% |
| 1889 | #417 | 34 | 0.0191% |
| 1888 | #376 | 41 | 0.0230% |
| 1887 | #346 | 39 | 0.0267% |
| 1886 | #367 | 34 | 0.0235% |
| 1885 | #418 | 25 | 0.0188% |
| 1884 | #379 | 28 | 0.0217% |
| 1883 | #377 | 24 | 0.0214% |
| 1882 | #291 | 37 | 0.0343% |
| 1881 | #303 | 27 | 0.0294% |
| 1880 | #408 | 17 | 0.0187% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #12,805 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #12,769 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,221 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #12,682 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #8,253 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #11,166 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #7,762 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #10,002 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #11,123 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #11,082 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #6,753 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #10,024 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #12,828 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #13,116 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #9,872 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #8,361 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #8,066 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,872 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #8,518 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #7,626 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,616 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,551 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #4,994 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,678 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,395 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,674 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,322 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,060 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,424 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,401 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #2,455 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #2,123 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #3,295 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,285 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,502 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #2,432 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #2,733 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #2,544 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,478 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #2,858 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,141 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1947 | #2,544 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #1,655 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1945 | #2,164 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1944 | #1,646 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1943 | #1,597 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1942 | #1,891 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1941 | #2,243 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #1,929 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1939 | #2,093 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1938 | #1,766 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #1,647 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1936 | #2,216 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1935 | #1,857 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1934 | #1,737 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1933 | #1,853 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1932 | #1,669 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1931 | #2,527 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #1,440 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1928 | #2,300 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #1,445 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1926 | #2,228 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #1,646 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1924 | #1,502 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1923 | #1,468 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1922 | #1,410 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1921 | #1,928 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1920 | #1,555 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1919 | #1,391 | 27 | 0.0028% |
| 1918 | #1,459 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1917 | #1,608 | 21 | 0.0023% |
| 1916 | #1,388 | 25 | 0.0028% |
| 1915 | #1,245 | 28 | 0.0033% |
| 1914 | #1,236 | 23 | 0.0035% |
| 1913 | #1,519 | 13 | 0.0025% |
| 1912 | #1,376 | 13 | 0.0030% |
| 1911 | #1,430 | 7 | 0.0031% |
| 1910 | #1,000 | 11 | 0.0057% |
| 1909 | #769 | 14 | 0.0085% |
| 1908 | #845 | 11 | 0.0071% |
| 1907 | #946 | 9 | 0.0061% |
| 1906 | #772 | 11 | 0.0083% |
| 1905 | #1,026 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1903 | #1,045 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1902 | #702 | 11 | 0.0090% |
| 1900 | #802 | 11 | 0.0073% |
| 1899 | #1,095 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1898 | #765 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1897 | #980 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1896 | #788 | 9 | 0.0075% |
| 1895 | #909 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1893 | #788 | 8 | 0.0071% |
| 1892 | #879 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1891 | #530 | 12 | 0.0119% |
| 1888 | #845 | 7 | 0.0058% |
| 1887 | #977 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1886 | #659 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1885 | #866 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1884 | #891 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1883 | #747 | 7 | 0.0067% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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