Elly

Elly: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “short form of names like Eleanor or Elizabeth”
Origin: English
Say it: EL-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Elly is an English pet form and spelling variant of Ellie, used for several names beginning with El-, especially Eleanor, Ellen, and Elizabeth. Its exact underlying meaning depends on the full name.

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How popular is Elly?

202435.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Elly in 2024117

2024 rank#1,729 girls

Peak year2010

Total US babies since 18804,466

Elly has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Elly

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Elly questions

What does the name Elly mean?

Elly means "short form of names like Eleanor or Elizabeth". It comes from English. Elly is an English pet form and spelling variant of Ellie, used for several names beginning with El-, especially Eleanor, Ellen, and Elizabeth. Its exact underlying meaning depends on the full name.

Is Elly a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Elly?

117 US babies were named Elly in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.

How do you pronounce Elly?

Elly 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.