Ellie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “short form of names ending in -el or -ella”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- EL-ee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Usually a diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen, Elizabeth, or Ella. As an independent given name, its meaning depends on the source name.
How popular is Ellie?
Babies named Ellie in 20246,311
2024 rank#21 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880100,646
Ellie is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Ellie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
- Lenoralight · English
- Eleanorameaning uncertain · French
- Nellbright, shining one · English
- Elinormeaning uncertain · French
- Eleanoreuncertain; associated with Aenor · French
- Ellyshort form of names like Eleanor or Elizabeth · English
- Elanoruncertain; associated with Eleanor · Unknown
Ellie questions
What does the name Ellie mean?
Ellie means "short form of names ending in -el or -ella". It comes from English. Usually a diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen, Elizabeth, or Ella. As an independent given name, its meaning depends on the source name.
Is Ellie a boy or girl name?
Ellie is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Ellie?
6,311 US babies were named Ellie in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Ellie?
Ellie is usually pronounced EL-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.