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Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Ellie

EL-ee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bright shining one
Language
Greek
Culture
Ancient Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
light
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#21
2024 births6,306
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births99,466
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
El
Alternate spellings
ElliEllyEli
In other languages
ElianaHelena

Sibling name suggestions

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Notable people named Ellie

Ellie Goulding
Ellie Kemper