Elle is an established variant of Ella that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Elle is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #461 for girl births in the United States (and #935 across all names), given to 668 babies. Elle first appears in 1977 and peaked in 2019 (890 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 668 | 668 | #461 |
| 2024 | 644 | 644 | #479 |
| 2023 | 702 | 702 | #441 |
| 2022 | 795 | 795 | #394 |
| 2021 | 870 | 870 | #357 |
| 2020 | 842 | 842 | #370 |
| 2019 | 890 | 890 | #355 |
| 2018 | 817 | 817 | #382 |
| 2017 | 833 | 833 | #375 |
| 2016 | 834 | 834 | #399 |
| 2015 | 819 | 819 | #397 |
| 2014 | 825 | 825 | #396 |
| 2013 | 749 | 749 | #408 |
| 2012 | 822 | 822 | #383 |
| 2011 | 766 | 766 | #414 |
| 2010 | 750 | 750 | #420 |
| 2009 | 709 | 709 | #444 |
| 2008 | 642 | 642 | #492 |
| 2007 | 677 | 677 | #475 |
| 2006 | 653 | 653 | #481 |
| 2005 | 594 | 594 | #505 |
| 2004 | 596 | 596 | #494 |
| 2003 | 497 | 497 | #556 |
| 2002 | 418 | 418 | #612 |
| 2001 | 197 | 197 | #1,079 |
| 2000 | 181 | 181 | #1,130 |
| 1999 | 170 | 170 | #1,153 |
| 1998 | 145 | 145 | #1,254 |
| 1997 | 142 | — | #1,252 |
| 1996 | 141 | — | #1,240 |
| 1995 | 130 | — | #1,287 |
| 1994 | 125 | — | #1,341 |
| 1993 | 94 | — | #1,614 |
| 1992 | 103 | — | #1,526 |
| 1991 | 110 | — | #1,444 |
| 1990 | 91 | — | #1,637 |
| 1989 | 96 | — | #1,498 |
| 1988 | 40 | — | #2,661 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | #3,359 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #5,870 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,607 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,365 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,877 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,133 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,065 |