Ellie
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Ellie
Ellie first took off in the UK—yes, in this nickname form—and this warm and friendly name has also become hugely popular here. In 2011, Ellie entered the US Top 100 girl names for the first time and has remained near the top of the charts ever since.
Ellie derived as a nickname for names beginning with El-, such as Eleanor, Ella, and Elizabeth. In fact, Ellie's biggest downside is that it's used as a nickname for so many names, and given so frequently on its own, that you are sure to hear it far more than you might guess. Ellie is the standard spelling, but Elly and Elli are occasionally seen as variations.
Ellie also has surprising international range, ranking highly not only in English-speaking countries but throughout Scandinavia and in Belgium and Switzerland.
Ellie has been making many media appearances. Most recently, she's the young heroine played by Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us, based on a popular video game. Ellie has also been seen in the animated film Up, on The West Wing, and even as a woolly mammoth in the film Ice Age: The Meltdown.
Ellie is also given to boys.
Pronounced EL-ee.
As of October 2026, Ellie ranked #24 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #21 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #118.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #55 | 4,487 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #48 | 4,873 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #43 | 5,072 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #44 | 5,019 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #36 | 5,221 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #35 | 5,430 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #29 | 5,601 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #30 | 5,864 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #33 | 5,784 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #27 | 5,968 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #21 | 6,306 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #24 | 6,176 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Ellie on lists
Famous Ellies
- Eleanor Louise "Ellie" GreenwichGirl
American songwriter
- Elena Jane "Ellie" GouldingGirl
English singer
- Elizabeth Claire "Ellie" KemperGirl
American actress
- Eleanor Suzanne "Ellie" DanielGirl
American Olympic swimmer
- Ellie DarceyGirl
Alden, English actress
- Ellie HaddingtonGirl
Scottish actress
- Ellie KriegerGirl
American celebrity chef and cookbook author
- Eleanor May "Ellie" SimmondsGirl
British Paralympic swimmer
- Ellie Victoria ColeGirl
Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Ellie LambetiGirl
Greek actress
- Ellie DelvauxGirl
Belgian singer and song writer
- Ellie Katherine BrushGirl
Australian soccer and football player
- Ellie (Griffiths) MechamGirl
American vlogger as part of "Ellie and Jared"
- Ellie Jane RossGirl
daughter of actress Sheila Hancock and Alec Ross
- Ellie ScarboroughGirl
daughter of TV anchor Chuck Scarborough
- Ellie Bridget Bates (b. 2007)Girl
16th child (9th daughter) of the reality TV's "Bringing Up Bates" family
- Ellie Porter (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of singer Lisa Kelly and dancer Scott Porter
- Eleanor "Ellie" Kennedy (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of politician Joseph P. Kennedy III
Ellie in pop culture
- Ellie FredricksenGirl
Carl's wife in Pixar's "Up"
- Eleanor "Ellie" NashGirl
character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Eleanor Jane "Ellie" MillsGirl
character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
- Ellie LintonGirl
main character in book/movie "Tomorrow, When the War Began"
- EllieGirl
main character in video game "The Last of Us"
- Ellie CreedGirl
girl in Stephen King's "Pet Sematary"
- Eleanor "Miss Ellie" EwingGirl
matriarch on TV's "Dallas"
- Ellen "Ellie" AndrewsGirl
character in movie "It Happened One Night"
- Eleanor "Ellie" BishopGirl
character on TV's "NCIS"
- Eleanor Faye "Ellie" Bartowski WoodcombGirl
character on TV's "Chuck"
- Ellie MillerGirl
character on British TV series "Broadchurch"
- Ellie LangfordGirl
character in Dead Space
- Ellie WalkerGirl
character on The Andy Griffith Show
- Ellie HarpGirl
character on TV's One Tree Hill
- Ellie TroutGirl
character on American soap "General Hospital"
- Ellie Stone mystery seriesGirl
by James Ziskin
- "Ellie ParkerGirl
" 2005 movie and main character
- Ellie JacksonGirl
main character in 1984 movie "Ellie"
- Ellie StinsonGirl
daughter of Barney on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
- EllieGirl
mammoth in the Ice Age movies
- Ellie BartletGirl
daughter on TV's "The West Wing"
- Ellie ArrowayGirl
main character in book/movie "Contact"
- Ellie Rebecca BrassGirl
character on TV's "CSI"
- Dr. Ellie SattlerGirl
character in the Jurassic Park series
- Ellie TorresGirl
main character on TV's "Cougar Town"
- EllieGirl
character in "The Roar" by Emma Clayton
- EllieGirl
character in video game "Borderlands 2"
- Ellie DennisGirl
character on TV's "Recovery Road"
- Ellie PetersGirl
character on TV's "Stuck in the Middle"
- Ellie HarrisonGirl
character on TV's "Sean Saves the World"
- Ellie BlakeGirl
character in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie/musical "Freaky Friday"