Girl's name
Ellie
Say it EL-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Where Ellie is loved, common and rare
Common across Sweden, Canada, Ireland and 12 more places. Rare in four German cities, England and Wales, the Netherlands and three more places.
1 in 109 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Sweden 11thBritish Columbia 14thIreland 15th
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Every place
In 26 of the 40 official lists, among them Sweden (11th), British Columbia (14th) and Ireland (15th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 11th 2025 | 433 | about 1 in 93 |
| British Columbia province | 14th 2023 | 87 | about 1 in 137 |
| Ireland | 15th 2025 | 193 | 1 in 109 |
| Northern Ireland | 21st 2025 | 57 | 1 in 128 |
| Queensland state | 24th 2025 | 143 | rank only |
| Ontario province | 25th 2024 | 252 | about 1 in 216 |
| New South Wales state | 32nd 2025 | 165 | rank only |
| Norway | 33rd 2025 | 163 | 1 in 134 |
| South Australia state | 33rd 2025 | 41 | rank only |
| Quebec province | 45th 2025 | 110 | about 1 in 236 |
| New Zealand | 46th 2025 | 70 | rank only |
| Victoria state | 47th 2025 | 130 | rank only |
| Scotland | 48th 2025 | 85 | 1 in 210 |
| Switzerland | 56th 2025 | 113 | 1 in 301 |
| France | 83rd 2025 | 595 | 1 in 482 |
| England and Wales | 119th 2025 | 410 | 1 in 618 |
| Munich city | 145th 2025 | 9 | about 1 in 466 |
| Cologne city | 183rd 2023 | 6 | about 1 in 1,024 |
| Berlin city | 185th 2023 | 16 | about 1 in 906 |
| The Netherlands | 297th 2025 | 48 | about 1 in 1,271 |
| Austria | 311th 2025 | 17 | 1 in 2,101 |
| Poland | 396th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 17,113 |
| Italy | 471st 2024 | 27 | 1 in 6,636 |
| Denmark | 16th 2025 | 337 | rank only |
| Leipzig city | 95th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 437 |
| Bonn city | 119th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 603 |
Rare, below the listed names: Rostock, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Statistics Denmark (DST) (Denmark); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Ellie began as a pet form, a shortened name with the friendly -ie ending, for Eleanor, Elizabeth and Elena, and occasionally for Elliot. It has long since become a given name in its own right, chosen for itself rather than as a nickname for something longer.
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Said EL-ee, it is two short syllables with a bright, open finish. It sits beside Ella, Elle and Elly, and spellings such as Elli and Elley also appear. Parents who want a longer formal name can pair it with any of the names it came from.
Ellie is especially popular in Ireland, Northern Ireland and British Columbia, and it is a favourite in Scandinavia too, just outside the top ten in Sweden and high in Denmark and Norway. It is rising in many more countries than it is falling. In France it reached its peak only in 2024, a sign of how recent its appeal is there.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- EL-ee, 2 syllables
- Origin
- English
- Other spellings
- Ella
- Elli
- Elle
- Elley
- Elly
- Allie
- Ellina
Etymology
Clipping + -ie. A diminutive of Eleanor, Elizabeth and Elena (rarely of Elliot), also a given name in its own right.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 10 of 24 regions, falling in 3.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 48 | 50 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 88 | 119 |
| Scotland | 12 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 35 | 48 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Ireland | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
| Ontario | 33 | 43 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 25 | |
| British Columbia | 39 | 26 | 58 | 21 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 14 | ||
| Nova Scotia | 13 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |||
| New South Wales | 40 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 35 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 |
| Victoria | 46 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 40 | 51 | 48 | 47 |
| Queensland | 47 | 52 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
| South Australia | 45 | 39 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 33 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 58 | 54 | 41 | 39 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 46 |
| Quebec | 76 | 80 | 62 | 59 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 45 |
| France | 208 | 174 | 179 | 178 | 123 | 104 | 112 | 92 | 83 | 83 |
| The Netherlands | 959 | 448 | 482 | 444 | 297 | 323 | 297 | |||
| Austria | 502 | 370 | 454 | 441 | 349 | 222 | 314 | 187 | 237 | 311 |
| Switzerland | 118 | 114 | 108 | 88 | 84 | 63 | 78 | 71 | 76 | 56 |
| Berlin | 283 | 637 | 332 | 209 | 264 | 142 | 176 | 185 | ||
| Munich | 212 | 111 | 137 | 157 | 200 | 170 | 145 | |||
| Cologne | 213 | 433 | 171 | 449 | 160 | 145 | 183 | 183 | ||
| Bonn | 512 | 222 | 359 | 158 | 237 | 186 | 392 | 176 | 141 | 119 |
| Leipzig | 375 | 263 | 378 | 406 | 201 | 157 | 215 | 178 | 95 | |
| Rostock | 184 | 107 | 199 | 76 | 133 | 187 | 105 | 49 | ||
| Norway | 82 | 62 | 60 | 50 | 52 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 33 |
| Sweden | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| Denmark | 43 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
| Italy | 1245 | 513 | 555 | 471 | ||||||
| Poland | 569 | 496 | 419 | 601 | 478 | 495 | 523 | 396 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | 410 | 161.9 |
| 2024 | 88 | 534 | 207.0 |
| 2023 | 82 | 574 | 223.7 |
| 2022 | 82 | 590 | 223.9 |
| 2021 | 78 | 638 | 232.8 |
| 2020 | 67 | 772 | 287.6 |
| 2019 | 63 | 838 | 299.2 |
| 2018 | 60 | 919 | 318.8 |
| 2017 | 50 | 1,058 | 353.7 |
| 2016 | 48 | 1,142 | 371.8 |
| 2015 | 47 | 1,189 | 386.1 |
| 2014 | 43 | 1,314 | 428.5 |
| 2013 | 43 | 1,252 | 405.9 |
| 2012 | 35 | 1,531 | 475.4 |
| 2011 | 28 | 1,897 | 590.4 |
| 2010 | 29 | 2,032 | 632.9 |
| 2009 | 27 | 1,998 | 637.6 |
| 2008 | 16 | 2,523 | 799.0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 2,963 | 967.9 |
| 2006 | 10 | 3,354 | 1,120.8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4,063 | 1,409.5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5,162 | 1,805.8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5,148 | 1,847.3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4,866 | 1,820.0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 3,841 | 1,433.2 |
| 2000 | 15 | 3,487 | 1,276.5 |
| 1999 | 16 | 3,243 | 1,151.2 |
| 1998 | 21 | 2,492 | 861.8 |
| 1997 | 27 | 2,202 | 751.1 |
| 1996 | 30 | 1,900 | 641.9 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Ellie in France since 1925 were born in or after 2020. First recorded in 1982. Her peak year there: 2024, at 209.4 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Ellie per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2024 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Ellie
1 in 141 in Scotland
1 in 143 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ellie.
1 in 124 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ellie.
1 in 166 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Ellie.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ellie.
1 in 459 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ellie.
1 in 70 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Ellie.
1 in 358 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ellie.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Ellie.
1 in 127 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Ellie. Ends in -ie, like Ellie.
Middle names for Ellie
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Ellie Grace
2-1 beats · initials EG
Changes the beat after Ellie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Ellie Olivia
2-4 beats · initials EO · Ellie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Ellie: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Ellie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Ellie Sophia
2-3 beats · initials ES
Changes the beat after Ellie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Ellie Maria
2-3 beats · initials EM
Changes the beat after Ellie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Ellie Rose
2-1 beats · initials ER
Changes the beat after Ellie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Ellie Julia
2-3 beats · initials EJ
Changes the beat after Ellie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Ellie Miriam
2-3 beats · initials EM
Changes the beat after Ellie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Ellie Emily
2-3 beats · initials EE · Ellie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Ellie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Ellie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Ellie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 166 in England and Wales
97% alike: moves with Ellie across countries and decades.
1 in 108 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Ellie across countries and decades.
1 in 70 in Ireland
96% alike: moves with Ellie across countries and decades.
1 in 189 in Ireland
96% alike: moves with Ellie across countries and decades.
1 in 67 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Ellie across countries and decades.
1 in 436 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Ellie across countries and decades.
1 in 126 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Ellie across countries and decades.
1 in 208 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Ellie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Ellie
Ellie Kemper, Ellie Bamber, Ellie Carpenter, Ellie Kendrick, Ellie Roebuck and Ellie Black.
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American actress born 1980
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British actress and model born 1997
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Australian soccer player born 2000
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British actress born 1990
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English association football player born 1999
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Canadian artistic gymnast born 1995
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Ellie
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Ellie?
Her best rank is No. 11 in Sweden in 2025, about 1 in 93 girls. She is in the published lists of 26 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Ellie?
EL-ee, with 2 syllables.
Is Ellie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 10 of 24 regions, falling in 3.
Which sister names go with Ellie?
The deck's top five sisters for Ellie: Aria, Willow, Ivy, Sienna and Isla. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.