Baby Name Popularity Profile

Ellie

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Ellie.

✦ God is my light 🌍 Greek, Hebrew Traditional Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #24
All-Time Peak Rank #21 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 105,677 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 6,317 births in 2024
💡 The Ellie Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning God is my light
Language Origin Greek, Hebrew
Origin Type multiple
Diminutive of names such as Eleanor, Ellen, and Elizabeth, which have Greek and Hebrew origins.
Common Nicknames
Elle
Alternative Spellings
Elly Elli
Pronunciation: EL-ee
Themes & Categories
Traditional Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ellie across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +10.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +26.7%
2015: 4,873 births 4,873 2016: 5,074 births 2017: 5,020 births 2018: 5,223 births 2019: 5,433 births 2020: 5,606 births 5,606 2021: 5,867 births 2022: 5,787 births 2023: 5,972 births 2024: 6,317 births 2025: 6,176 births 6,176
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 6,317 births in 2024
Years in Top 100 15 yrs
Years in Top 500 57 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 306
1890s: 453
1900s: 533
1910s: 781
1920s: 767
1930s: 441
1940s: 395
1950s: 542
1960s: 576
1970s: 567
1980s: 767
1990s: 3,559
2000s: 17,025
2010s: 43,240
2020s: 35,725

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Elli-e
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with E, a letter used by only 3.9% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Washington
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #17 2,945 2015 17.2% Decline
Idaho #14 1,022 2020 5.4% Decline
Nevada #32 793 2020 29.7% Decline
Arizona #26 2,235 2023 +27.8% Growth
Washington #28 2,897 2020 16.5% Decline
Alaska #10 243 2021 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #4 580 2014 +13.8% Growth
Minnesota #24 3,043 2021 2.7% Decline
Oregon #19 1,460 2025 +1.4% Growth
Colorado #37 1,849 2024 +11.5% Growth
South Dakota #7 473 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #21 421 2014 7.7% Decline
Nebraska #37 986 2017 23.9% Decline
Wyoming Unranked 178 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #13 2,801 2022 +20.4% Growth
Iowa #16 1,737 2024 +26.7% Growth
Florida #24 4,400 2025 +47.2% Growth
Kansas #16 1,330 2022 +22.6% Growth
New Hampshire #23 373 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #15 2,543 2024 +33.3% Growth
Indiana #22 2,659 2016 +4.4% Growth
Texas #27 8,528 2024 +5.1% Growth
California #30 11,125 2024 4.7% Decline
Wisconsin #21 2,207 2017 +22.2% Growth
Georgia #17 3,096 2025 +45.2% Growth
North Carolina #25 3,054 2024 +30.0% Growth
Kentucky #8 1,821 2025 +18.8% Growth
Hawaii #30 321 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #16 1,361 2023 1.1% Decline
Alabama #10 1,812 2025 +51.6% Growth
Virginia #36 2,196 2025 +10.8% Growth
Ohio #20 4,375 2023 +1.3% Growth
Delaware #37 191 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #12 974 2024 +30.9% Growth
Louisiana #7 1,620 2023 +42.5% Growth
Maine #52 378 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #41 1,290 2018 9.4% Decline
South Carolina #13 1,197 2025 +79.7% Growth
Michigan #35 3,086 2021 +7.3% Growth
Illinois #47 3,617 2019 6.5% Decline
Vermont #12 121 2025 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #14 637 2023 16.4% Decline
Connecticut #48 717 2024 +39.5% Growth
Pennsylvania #31 3,473 2021 Stable
Massachusetts #53 1,589 2021 8.8% Decline
New Jersey #41 1,766 2025 +49.0% Growth
Mississippi #11 787 2025 +8.9% Growth
New Mexico #17 327 2025 +16.1% Growth
New York #59 3,929 2023 6.4% Decline
Rhode Island #27 179 2025 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 99 2022 Insufficient historical volume

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