Effie

Effie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “well-spoken”
Origin: Greek
Say it: EF-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually a diminutive of Euphemia, from Greek eu 'good' and phemi 'to speak.' It has also been used independently.

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How popular is Effie?

202421.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Effie in 202471

2024 rank#2,499 girls

Peak year1886

Total US babies since 188044,412

Effie is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Effie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Effie questions

What does the name Effie mean?

Effie means "well-spoken". It comes from Greek. Usually a diminutive of Euphemia, from Greek eu 'good' and phemi 'to speak.' It has also been used independently.

Is Effie a boy or girl name?

Effie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Effie?

71 US babies were named Effie in 2024. Its peak year was 1886.

How do you pronounce Effie?

Effie is usually pronounced EF-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.