Elli is an uncommon variant of Ella that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Elli is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,966 for girl births in the United States (and #5,219 across all names), given to 56 babies. Elli was first reported in SSA data in 1955 and peaked in 2014 (121 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | #2,966 | — |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | #2,946 | — |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | #2,565 | — |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | #2,870 | — |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | #2,687 | — |
| 2020 | 71 | 71 | #2,448 | — |
| 2019 | 73 | 73 | #2,439 | — |
| 2018 | 83 | 83 | #2,226 | — |
| 2017 | 75 | 75 | #2,554 | #11,164 |
| 2016 | 103 | 103 | #2,057 | #9,959 |
| 2015 | 101 | 101 | #2,042 | #12,616 |
| 2014 | 121 | 121 | #1,732 | — |
| 2013 | 94 | 94 | #2,053 | — |
| 2012 | 117 | 117 | #1,839 | #10,025 |
| 2011 | 93 | 93 | #2,074 | — |
| 2010 | 112 | 112 | #1,824 | — |
| 2009 | 103 | 103 | #2,006 | — |
| 2008 | 104 | 104 | #2,013 | — |
| 2007 | 81 | 81 | #2,354 | — |
| 2006 | 96 | 96 | #2,054 | — |
| 2005 | 89 | 89 | #2,093 | — |
| 2004 | 109 | 109 | #1,761 | — |
| 2003 | 93 | 93 | #1,953 | — |
| 2002 | 95 | 95 | #1,871 | — |
| 2001 | 61 | 61 | #2,669 | #11,087 |
| 2000 | 54 | 54 | #2,716 | — |
| 1999 | 53 | 53 | #2,648 | — |
| 1998 | 48 | 48 | #2,770 | — |
| 1997 | 40 | — | #2,991 | — |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #3,866 | — |
| 1995 | 37 | — | #3,110 | — |
| 1994 | 29 | — | #3,727 | — |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #5,493 | — |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #4,277 | — |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #4,542 | — |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #4,921 | — |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #5,364 | — |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #6,787 | #7,628 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #6,945 | — |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #5,529 | — |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,124 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,589 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,292 | — |
| 1982 | 14 | — | #5,007 | — |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #4,045 | — |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #6,949 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,857 | — |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #6,488 | — |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,791 | — |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #5,651 | — |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,806 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #6,870 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,548 | — |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #4,897 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,330 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #7,797 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,463 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,078 | — |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,422 | — |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #4,636 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,527 | — |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,362 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,223 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,378 | — |