Elly
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Elly
Elly is a charming feminine name that functions both as a standalone name and as a diminutive for several longer names including Eleanor, Elizabeth, Ellen, Eloise, and Eliana. With English and Greek origins, its root meaning connects to 'light' or 'shining one' through its connection to these longer forms. Elly has a friendly, approachable quality with its cheerful sound and simple spelling. While not typically ranking among the most popular names, it has maintained steady usage throughout the decades. The name strikes a perfect balance between feeling familiar and yet not overly common. Its brevity makes it practical and unpretentious, while still carrying the elegant heritage of its longer counterparts.
Elly is also given to boys.
Pronounced EL-ee.
As of October 2026, Elly ranked #13039 in US births in 2009 SSA, peaked at #6147 in 1977.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,347 | 174 | 97.4 |
| 2015 | #1,487 | 154 | 86.3 |
| 2016 | #1,397 | 167 | 94.2 |
| 2017 | #1,517 | 146 | 84.6 |
| 2018 | #1,591 | 135 | 79.4 |
| 2019 | #1,551 | 139 | 82.8 |
| 2020 | #1,520 | 140 | 86.6 |
| 2021 | #1,751 | 117 | 71.3 |
| 2022 | #1,560 | 136 | 82.9 |
| 2023 | #1,793 | 113 | 70.4 |
| 2024 | #1,727 | 117 | 72.2 |
| 2025 | #1,613 | 129 | 80.3 |
World rankings
Elly for girls
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Elly on lists
Famous Ellys
- Eleanor Kate "Elly" Jackson aka La RouxGirl
English singer,songwriter
- Elly Akira (born Fareeza Terunuma)Girl
Japanese adult film actress and model
- Elisabeth Eleonore Anna Justine "Elly" HeussGirl
Knapp, German politician; wife of President Theodor Heuss
- Elly HakamiGirl
American tennis player
- Elly Maude PetersonGirl
American politician
- Elisa Maria "Elly" van HulstGirl
Dutch Olympic runner
- Elisabeth Sara "Elly" AmelingGirl
Dutch operatic soprano
- Elly NeyGirl
German Romantic pianist
- Elly GriffithsGirl
pen name of Domenica de Rosa, British crime novelist
- Elly BeinhornGirl
German pilot
- Elly StoneGirl
American singer
- Elly de WaardGirl
Dutch poet
- Elly YunaraGirl
Indonesian actress
- Petronella Johanna Maria Godefrida "Elly" BlanksmaGirl
van den Heuvel, Dutch politician
- Elly AppelGirl
Vessies, Dutch tennis player
Elly in pop culture
- Elly May ClampettGirl
character on TV's "The Beverly Hillbillies"
- Elly ConwayGirl
character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Elly PattersonGirl
main character in comic strip "For Better or For Worse"
- "Elly PetersenGirl
" 1944 Danish film and main character
- Elly Van HoutenGirl
character in video game "Xenogears"
- EllyGirl
elephant in Spanish,British animated television series "Pocoyo"