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Elly

Girl

Meaning of Elly: Greek: 'torch'

Elly is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1564th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1564

129 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,595

First recorded 1921 · peak 2010

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 29 babies1982: 23 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 20 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 18 babies1989: 36 babies1990: 28 babies19901991: 29 babies1992: 32 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 31 babies1995: 29 babies1996: 36 babies1997: 37 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 86 babies2000: 62 babies20002001: 76 babies2002: 101 babies2003: 100 babies2004: 122 babies2005: 114 babies2006: 130 babies2007: 133 babies2008: 122 babies2009: 143 babies2010: 191 babies20102011: 157 babies2012: 168 babies2013: 176 babies2014: 174 babies2015: 154 babies2016: 167 babies2017: 146 babies2018: 135 babies2019: 139 babies2020: 140 babies20202021: 117 babies2022: 136 babies2023: 113 babies2024: 117 babies2025: 129 babies
US babies named Elly per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 191.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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