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Elli

Girl

Meaning of Elli: German: 'noble'

Elli is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2846th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2846

56 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,798

First recorded 1955 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 19 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 29 babies1995: 37 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 40 babies1998: 48 babies1999: 53 babies2000: 54 babies20002001: 61 babies2002: 95 babies2003: 93 babies2004: 109 babies2005: 89 babies2006: 96 babies2007: 81 babies2008: 104 babies2009: 103 babies2010: 112 babies20102011: 93 babies2012: 117 babies2013: 94 babies2014: 121 babies2015: 101 babies2016: 103 babies2017: 75 babies2018: 83 babies2019: 73 babies2020: 71 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 69 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 56 babies
US babies named Elli per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 121.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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