NameTides

Elli

Elli was the #2,957 girls' name in the US in 2025 (56 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales.

Elli as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Elli as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Elli as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,957 (56)#3,035 (8)———
2024#2,930 (56)#4,844 (4)———
2023#2,555 (69)#4,057 (5)——#3,290 (5)
2022#2,856 (59)#5,670 (3)——#3,228 (5)
2021#2,674 (64)#5,581 (3)#792 (3)—#2,185 (9)
2020#2,441 (71)#4,535 (4)———
2019#2,428 (73)#2,643 (9)———
2018#2,217 (83)#3,178 (7)———
2017#2,546 (69)#3,583 (6)——#2,609 (7)
2016#2,054 (96)#2,233 (12)———
2015#2,039 (96)#3,615 (6)——#3,286 (5)
2014#1,728 (121)#2,659 (9)#802 (3)—#2,374 (8)
2013#2,052 (94)#1,956 (14)——#3,286 (5)
2012#1,831 (110)#2,095 (13)#580 (5)—#2,338 (8)
2011#2,073 (93)#1,807 (15)#674 (4)—#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #1,728.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1955.
  • In 2017, 92% of US babies named Elli were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 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 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Elli is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 29,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 24,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Elli 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: fewer than 5 babiesMINew 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: 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: #2,921TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Elli (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ElliCanadaGirls—too few
ElliEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
ElliIrelandGirls—too few
ElliNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ElliScotlandGirls—too few
ElliUSGirls#2,95756
ElliUSBoys—too few