Spellings

Ellie or Elly?

In the US in 2025, 97% of babies in this name family were spelled Ellie and 2% Elly. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ellie97% of the family6,176 born in 2025#24 among girls+27% since 2015Elly2% of the family129 born in 2025#1,611 among girls−16% since 2015Ellee1% of the family48 born in 2025#3,249 among girls−8% since 2015

Ten years ago

Ellie already led in 2015, with 96% of the family's births; it has 97% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 5,079 to 6,353 births (+25%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Ellie4,8736,176+27%
Elly154129−16%
Ellee5248−8%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈɛli/ (EL-ee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Ellie 580 births (#83 among girls) and Elly 45 births (#816 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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