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Elle

Elle: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“she”
Origin
French
Say it
EL · 1 syllable
Used for
Girls

Originally the French pronoun and article elle, it is also used as a short form of names such as Eleanor, Ellen, or Gabrielle.

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How popular is Elle?

2024193 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Elle in 2024642

2024 rank#480 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188018,574

Elle has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Elle

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Elle questions

What does the name Elle mean?

Elle means "she". It comes from French. Originally the French pronoun and article elle, it is also used as a short form of names such as Eleanor, Ellen, or Gabrielle.

Is Elle a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Elle?

642 US babies were named Elle in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Elle?

Elle is usually pronounced EL.

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.