Ellie
Pronounced EH1 L IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 5 spellings
How popular is Ellie?
Ellie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 106,262 children — the 344th most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 91% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 6,523 children were given it.
Five other spellings are counted in that total — Elly, Eli, Ely and two more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Ellie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Elly
- Eli
- Ely
- Elie
- Elley
Nicknames
Ellie is itself a short form of Eleanor.
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 L IY0 · IY1 L AY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ellie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ellie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ellie?
- Ellie ranks 344th among girls' names in US records, with 106,262 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 57,371.
- Is Ellie a unisex name?
- No. Ellie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ellie most popular?
- 2024, when 6,523 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Ellie spelled?
- Elly, Eli, Ely, Elie, Elley. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.