Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Elly

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,613 Trend ↓ Falling 11%
Rank 2025
#1,613
among girls · ↑123 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
129
named Elly · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,459
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
191 babies
All-time total
4,595
#2,721 all-time among girls
First recorded
1921
in Social Security records

Elly popularity over time

4,595 babies have been named Elly since 1921, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s 61 – 61 6 – #3,008
1930s 8 – 8 1 -87% #3,304
1940s 26 – 26 3 +225% #3,997
1950s 88 – 88 9 +238% #3,335
1960s 142 – 142 14 +61% #2,938
1970s 192 5 197 20 +39% #2,877
1980s 231 – 231 23 +17% #2,762
1990s 380 – 380 38 +65% #1,849
2000s 1,098 5 1,103 110 +190% #1,603
2010s 1,607 – 1,607 161 +46% #1,254
2020s (to 2025) 752 – 752 125 -22% #1,521

Where Elly 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 128 0.08 outside top 500
2027 126 0.08 outside top 500
2028 125 0.08 outside top 500
2029 125 0.08 outside top 500
2030 124 0.08 outside top 500

Where Elly is most popular

Girls named Elly per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.075 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Florida, and New York.

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 Elly 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
Ohio 26 0.110 +45%
Florida 44 0.103 +36%
New York 37 0.093 +24%
California 78 0.093 +23%
Pennsylvania 21 0.089 +18%
Oregon 5 0.077 ≈ national
Texas 56 0.070 -8%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -23%
Illinois 13 0.057 -25%
Maryland 6 0.057 -25%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -36%
Arizona 6 0.043 -43%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -50%
Washington 5 0.035 -54%
North Carolina 7 0.031 -59%
Michigan 5 0.027 -64%
Georgia 6 0.026 -65%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Elly

Elly is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,613 in 2025 with 129 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1921, 4,595 American babies have been named Elly. Its peak came in 2010, when 191 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Elly stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Elly?

The median living Elly is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 24. An estimated 4,400 people named Elly are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Elly 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 129 #1,613 – –
2024 117 #1,736 – –
2023 113 #1,795 – –
2022 136 #1,560 – –
2021 117 #1,751 – –
2020 140 #1,521 – –
2019 139 #1,551 – –
2018 135 #1,591 – –
2017 146 #1,517 – –
2016 167 #1,397 – –
2015 154 #1,488 – –
2014 174 #1,348 – –
2013 176 #1,330 – –
2012 168 #1,387 – –
2011 157 #1,440 – –
2010 191 #1,254 – –
2009 138 #1,623 5 #13,041
2008 122 #1,791 – –
2007 133 #1,666 – –
2006 130 #1,631 – –
2005 114 #1,733 – –
2004 122 #1,603 – –
2003 100 #1,849 – –
2002 101 #1,784 – –
2001 76 #2,155 – –
2000 62 #2,465 – –
1995 29 #3,695 – –
1990 28 #3,738 – –
1985 20 #4,018 – –
1980 33 #2,762 – –
1975 21 #3,310 – –
1970 16 #3,760 – –
1965 17 #3,083 – –
1960 7 #5,326 – –
1955 7 #4,864 – –
1950 7 #4,429 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 6 #3,997 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 10 #3,177 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Elly?

The median living Elly is about 15 years old. Half of all living Ellys are between 8 and 24 years old.

How many people named Elly are alive today?

An estimated 4,400 people named Elly are alive in the United States, based on 4,595 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Elly in 2025?

Elly ranked #1,613 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 129 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Elly?

4,595 babies have been named Elly in the United States since 1921, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Elly most popular?

Elly peaked in 2010, when 191 newborns received the name.

Is Elly a boy or girl name?

Elly is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Elly rising or falling?

Elly is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Elly become more popular?

Elly looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 124 girls named Elly in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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