girls' name ★ peaked 1919

Effie

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,245 Trend ↑ Rising 30%

From Euphemia +‎ -ie, or, very rarely, from modern Greek Eftychia or Euthemia (diminutive form).

Rank 2025
#2,245
among girls · ↑223 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
82
named Effie · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,601
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1919
938 babies
All-time total
44,497
#648 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Effie popularity over time

44,497 babies have been named Effie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5,850 26 5,876 588 – #55
1890s 6,961 39 7,000 700 +19% #66
1900s 5,870 32 5,902 590 -16% #89
1910s 7,683 61 7,744 774 +31% #143
1920s 7,171 51 7,222 722 -7% #214
1930s 3,844 20 3,864 386 -46% #299
1940s 2,327 5 2,332 233 -40% #399
1950s 1,483 – 1,483 148 -36% #619
1960s 798 – 798 80 -46% #1,098
1970s 586 7 593 59 -26% #1,231
1980s 302 – 302 30 -49% #2,133
1990s 175 – 175 18 -42% #4,152
2000s 220 – 220 22 +26% #4,511
2010s 522 – 522 52 +137% #2,367
2020s (to 2025) 464 – 464 77 +48% #2,113

Where Effie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 85 0.05 outside top 500
2027 87 0.05 outside top 500
2028 89 0.06 outside top 500
2029 91 0.06 outside top 500
2030 92 0.06 outside top 500

Where Effie is most popular

Girls named Effie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.050 per 1,000. Strongest in Indiana, Minnesota, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Effie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Indiana 7 0.050 ≈ national
Minnesota 5 0.046 -6%
Colorado 5 0.045 -10%
Washington 5 0.035 -30%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -36%
California 24 0.029 -42%
New York 11 0.028 -44%
Michigan 5 0.027 -45%
Texas 22 0.027 -45%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -56%
Illinois 5 0.022 -56%
Ohio 5 0.021 -57%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Effie

Effie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,245 in 2025 with 82 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 44,497 American babies have been named Effie. Its peak came in 1919, when 938 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Effie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Effie?

The median living Effie is about 70 years old; half are between 47 and 82. An estimated 6,900 people named Effie are alive in the United States today.

median 70 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Effie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 82 #2,245 – –
2024 73 #2,468 – –
2023 91 #2,113 – –
2022 73 #2,470 – –
2021 83 #2,235 – –
2020 62 #2,693 – –
2019 58 #2,866 – –
2018 77 #2,367 – –
2017 68 #2,579 – –
2016 68 #2,603 – –
2015 54 #3,099 – –
2014 50 #3,241 – –
2013 39 #3,871 – –
2012 38 #4,006 – –
2011 42 #3,680 – –
2010 28 #5,011 – –
2009 33 #4,511 – –
2008 29 #5,053 – –
2007 25 #5,574 – –
2006 23 #5,778 – –
2005 24 #5,322 – –
2004 16 #7,180 – –
2003 18 #6,386 – –
2002 17 #6,477 – –
2001 17 #6,410 – –
2000 18 #6,020 – –
1995 18 #5,277 – –
1990 24 #4,152 – –
1985 21 #3,890 – –
1980 48 #2,133 – –
1975 63 #1,576 – –
1970 79 #1,335 – –
1965 84 #1,171 – –
1960 96 #1,098 – –
1955 153 #778 – –
1950 185 #619 – –
1945 222 #484 – –
1940 290 #399 – –
1935 388 #320 – –
1930 488 #301 10 #2,653
1925 780 #235 – –
1920 895 #214 – –
1915 844 #196 6 #3,516
1910 572 #143 – –
1905 542 #117 7 #1,023
1900 752 #89 13 #707
1895 708 #79 7 #906
1890 717 #66 – –
1885 613 #59 – –
1880 406 #63 – –

Famous people named Effie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Effie Gray Effie Gray British artists' model and wife (1828–1897) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Effie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Effie?

The median living Effie is about 70 years old. Half of all living Effies are between 47 and 82 years old.

How many people named Effie are alive today?

An estimated 6,900 people named Effie are alive in the United States, based on 44,497 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Effie mean?

From Euphemia +‎ -ie, or, very rarely, from modern Greek Eftychia or Euthemia (diminutive form).

How popular is the name Effie in 2025?

Effie ranked #2,245 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 82 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Effie?

44,497 babies have been named Effie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Effie most popular?

Effie peaked in 1919, when 938 newborns received the name.

Is Effie a boy or girl name?

Effie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Effie rising or falling?

Effie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Effie become more popular?

Effie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 92 girls named Effie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Effie?

Well-known people named Effie include Effie Gray (painter).

Names like Effie

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