NameTides

Effie

Effie was the #2,239 girls' name in the US in 2025 (82 babies), and #210 in England & Wales and #1,668 in Canada.

Effie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Effie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaUS
Effie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,239 (82)#210 (227)#183 (22)#397 (3)#443 (8)#1,668 (14)
2024#2,462 (73)#224 (213)#244 (15)—#320 (12)#1,710 (13)
2023#2,107 (91)#206 (239)#210 (19)#237 (7)#727 (4)#2,900 (6)
2022#2,463 (73)#254 (187)#179 (24)#354 (4)#502 (7)#1,362 (17)
2021#2,233 (83)#201 (254)#191 (22)—#883 (3)#1,454 (16)
2020#2,682 (62)#204 (242)#186 (21)#333 (4)#628 (5)#1,121 (22)
2019#2,856 (58)#308 (155)#322 (11)#424 (3)#621 (5)#1,922 (11)
2018#2,361 (77)#236 (213)#324 (11)——#2,151 (9)
2017#2,573 (68)#350 (134)#369 (9)——#1,901 (11)
2016#2,594 (68)#335 (146)#356 (10)—#868 (3)#1,906 (11)
2015#3,092 (54)#343 (138)#509 (6)#358 (4)—#2,179 (9)
2014#3,226 (50)#365 (123)#430 (8)——#2,905 (6)
2013#3,849 (39)#509 (82)#816 (3)——#2,888 (6)
2012#3,988 (38)#614 (68)———#2,921 (6)
2011#3,659 (42)#635 (63)#810 (3)#444 (3)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1882 at #55.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 1973, 89% of US babies named Effie were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 810common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Effie is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 25,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Effie by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Effie (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Effie (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EffieCanadaGirls#1,66814
EffieEngland & WalesGirls#210227
EffieIrelandGirls#4438
EffieNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
EffieScotlandGirls#18322
EffieUSGirls#2,23982
EffieUSBoys—too few