Ellie is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #25 in 2025.
Ellie is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #24 for girl births in the United States (and #71 across all names), given to 6,176 babies. Ellie was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (6,317 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,176 | 6,176 | #24 | — |
| 2024 | 6,322 | 6,331 | #21 | #12,855 |
| 2023 | 5,977 | 5,986 | #27 | #12,777 |
| 2022 | 5,795 | 5,795 | #33 | #9,229 |
| 2021 | 5,872 | 5,872 | #30 | #12,689 |
| 2020 | 5,615 | 5,615 | #29 | #8,259 |
| 2019 | 5,439 | 5,439 | #35 | #11,171 |
| 2018 | 5,233 | 5,233 | #36 | #7,764 |
| 2017 | 5,027 | 5,027 | #44 | #10,005 |
| 2016 | 5,080 | 5,080 | #43 | #11,124 |
| 2015 | 4,879 | 4,879 | #48 | #11,084 |
| 2014 | 4,499 | 4,499 | #55 | #6,755 |
| 2013 | 3,766 | 3,766 | #74 | — |
| 2012 | 3,395 | 3,395 | #85 | #10,026 |
| 2011 | 3,064 | 3,064 | #97 | — |
| 2010 | 2,917 | 2,917 | #104 | #12,829 |
| 2009 | 2,234 | 2,234 | #145 | — |
| 2008 | 2,001 | 2,001 | #167 | #13,117 |
| 2007 | 2,010 | 2,010 | #175 | — |
| 2006 | 2,003 | 2,003 | #175 | #9,873 |
| 2005 | 1,890 | 1,890 | #184 | — |
| 2004 | 1,825 | 1,825 | #189 | #8,361 |
| 2003 | 1,736 | 1,736 | #187 | #8,067 |
| 2002 | 1,627 | 1,627 | #200 | #7,873 |
| 2001 | 906 | 906 | #339 | — |
| 2000 | 829 | 829 | #360 | — |
| 1999 | 708 | 708 | #394 | — |
| 1998 | 603 | 603 | #437 | — |
| 1997 | 432 | — | #545 | — |
| 1996 | 374 | — | #611 | — |
| 1995 | 359 | — | #617 | — |
| 1994 | 252 | — | #802 | — |
| 1993 | 255 | — | #796 | — |
| 1992 | 234 | — | #853 | — |
| 1991 | 169 | — | #1,071 | — |
| 1990 | 178 | — | #1,039 | #8,522 |
| 1989 | 128 | — | #1,239 | — |
| 1988 | 96 | — | #1,497 | #7,629 |
| 1987 | 87 | — | #1,487 | — |
| 1986 | 58 | — | #1,917 | — |
| 1985 | 48 | — | #2,184 | — |
| 1984 | 62 | — | #1,869 | #6,617 |
| 1983 | 76 | — | #1,571 | #6,552 |
| 1982 | 71 | — | #1,625 | — |
| 1981 | 81 | — | #1,493 | — |
| 1980 | 75 | — | #1,554 | — |
| 1979 | 81 | — | #1,475 | — |
| 1978 | 57 | — | #1,788 | — |
| 1977 | 60 | — | #1,721 | — |
| 1976 | 69 | — | #1,504 | — |
| 1975 | 76 | — | #1,464 | #4,994 |
| 1974 | 54 | — | #1,694 | — |
| 1973 | 61 | — | #1,654 | #4,678 |
| 1972 | 47 | — | #1,812 | — |
| 1971 | 30 | — | #2,497 | — |
| 1970 | 50 | — | #1,935 | #4,395 |
| 1969 | 53 | — | #1,653 | — |
| 1968 | 44 | — | #1,784 | — |
| 1967 | 47 | — | #1,827 | #3,674 |
| 1966 | 46 | — | #1,833 | #3,322 |
| 1965 | 68 | — | #1,427 | #3,060 |
| 1964 | 63 | — | #1,424 | — |
| 1963 | 83 | — | #1,264 | #3,423 |
| 1962 | 73 | — | #1,365 | #3,401 |
| 1961 | 72 | — | #1,441 | #2,454 |
| 1960 | 74 | — | #1,283 | — |
| 1959 | 67 | — | #1,309 | — |
| 1958 | 74 | — | #1,385 | #2,121 |
| 1957 | 53 | — | #1,464 | — |
| 1956 | 64 | — | #1,384 | #3,295 |
| 1955 | 69 | — | #1,279 | #3,286 |
| 1954 | 62 | — | #1,415 | #2,502 |
| 1953 | 70 | — | #1,266 | #2,432 |
| 1952 | 57 | — | #1,407 | #2,734 |
| 1951 | 53 | — | #1,441 | #2,544 |
| 1950 | 53 | — | #1,396 | #2,478 |
| 1949 | 45 | — | #1,518 | #2,858 |
| 1948 | 57 | — | #1,391 | #2,141 |
| 1947 | 52 | — | #1,443 | #2,544 |
| 1946 | 64 | — | #1,294 | #1,655 |
| 1945 | 53 | — | #1,237 | #2,164 |
| 1944 | 49 | — | #1,463 | #1,646 |
| 1943 | 56 | — | #1,375 | #1,597 |
| 1942 | 50 | — | #1,372 | #1,891 |
| 1941 | 56 | — | #1,105 | #2,243 |
| 1940 | 52 | — | #1,191 | #1,929 |
| 1939 | 50 | — | #1,183 | #2,093 |
| 1938 | 55 | — | #1,165 | #1,766 |
| 1937 | 66 | — | #1,022 | #1,647 |
| 1936 | 57 | — | #1,023 | #2,216 |
| 1935 | 59 | — | #1,043 | #1,857 |
| 1934 | 64 | — | #1,012 | #1,737 |
| 1933 | 61 | — | #1,028 | #1,853 |
| 1932 | 54 | — | #1,221 | #1,669 |
| 1931 | 53 | — | #1,077 | #2,527 |
| 1930 | 81 | — | #998 | #1,440 |
| 1929 | 70 | — | #984 | #1,953 |
| 1928 | 69 | — | #997 | #2,300 |
| 1927 | 93 | — | #918 | #1,444 |
| 1926 | 85 | — | #882 | #2,228 |
| 1925 | 113 | — | #775 | #1,646 |
| 1924 | 113 | — | #798 | #1,502 |
| 1923 | 108 | — | #802 | #1,468 |
| 1922 | 121 | — | #762 | #1,410 |
| 1921 | 102 | — | #799 | #1,928 |
| 1920 | 107 | — | #792 | #1,555 |
| 1919 | 116 | — | #747 | #1,391 |
| 1918 | 148 | — | #642 | #1,459 |
| 1917 | 105 | — | #757 | #1,608 |
| 1916 | 108 | — | #746 | #1,388 |
| 1915 | 118 | — | #701 | #1,245 |
| 1914 | 93 | — | #690 | #1,236 |
| 1913 | 94 | — | #568 | #1,519 |
| 1912 | 77 | — | #615 | #1,376 |
| 1911 | 54 | — | #629 | #1,430 |
| 1910 | 61 | — | #589 | #1,000 |
| 1909 | 52 | — | #639 | #769 |
| 1908 | 67 | — | #481 | #845 |
| 1907 | 65 | — | #477 | #946 |
| 1906 | 62 | — | #477 | #772 |
| 1905 | 61 | — | #460 | #1,026 |
| 1904 | 54 | — | #440 | — |
| 1903 | 54 | — | #463 | #1,045 |
| 1902 | 62 | — | #437 | #702 |
| 1901 | 60 | — | #380 | — |
| 1900 | 76 | — | #420 | #802 |
| 1899 | 53 | — | #422 | #1,095 |
| 1898 | 62 | — | #424 | #765 |
| 1897 | 50 | — | #444 | #980 |
| 1896 | 61 | — | #393 | #788 |
| 1895 | 44 | — | #482 | #909 |
| 1894 | 53 | — | #387 | — |
| 1893 | 55 | — | #391 | #788 |
| 1892 | 48 | — | #416 | #879 |
| 1891 | 50 | — | #401 | #530 |
| 1890 | 40 | — | #401 | — |
| 1889 | 34 | — | #417 | — |
| 1888 | 48 | — | #376 | #845 |
| 1887 | 44 | — | #346 | #977 |
| 1886 | 43 | — | #367 | #659 |
| 1885 | 31 | — | #418 | #866 |
| 1884 | 34 | — | #379 | #891 |
| 1883 | 31 | — | #377 | #747 |
| 1882 | 37 | — | #291 | — |
| 1881 | 27 | — | #303 | — |
| 1880 | 17 | — | #408 | — |