Baby name

Ellie

Girl

Origin of the name

Ellie is a pet form of Eleanor, Elena or Elizabeth.

Rising name

The high point came in 2024, with 6,317 births and the No. 21 spot that year. The rise continues, up 31% on the previous ten years. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 24. 41% of all babies named Ellie since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

105,677births since 1880

2020sgeneration

No. 21rank at its peak, in 2024

Where babies named Ellie are born

2024

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The darker the blue, the more common Ellie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Ellie is most common in Utah (3.5 times), Idaho (2.5) and Nevada (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Elsie 190,072
Nellie 152,691
Allie 53,251
Kellie 50,754
Ollie 41,641
Elle 19,247

Names from the same era

Elena · Iris · Ivy · Cecilia · Aurora · Melody

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