Elly is an uncommon variant of Ella that peaked in 2010 and remains in steady use.
Elly is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,613 for girl births in the United States (and #2,977 across all names), given to 129 babies. Elly was first reported in SSA data in 1921 and peaked in 2010 (191 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129 | 129 | #1,613 | — |
| 2024 | 117 | 117 | #1,736 | — |
| 2023 | 113 | 113 | #1,795 | — |
| 2022 | 136 | 136 | #1,560 | — |
| 2021 | 117 | 117 | #1,751 | — |
| 2020 | 140 | 140 | #1,521 | — |
| 2019 | 139 | 139 | #1,551 | — |
| 2018 | 135 | 135 | #1,591 | — |
| 2017 | 146 | 146 | #1,517 | — |
| 2016 | 167 | 167 | #1,397 | — |
| 2015 | 154 | 154 | #1,488 | — |
| 2014 | 174 | 174 | #1,348 | — |
| 2013 | 176 | 176 | #1,330 | — |
| 2012 | 168 | 168 | #1,387 | — |
| 2011 | 157 | 157 | #1,440 | — |
| 2010 | 191 | 191 | #1,254 | — |
| 2009 | 143 | 143 | #1,623 | #13,041 |
| 2008 | 122 | 122 | #1,791 | — |
| 2007 | 133 | 133 | #1,666 | — |
| 2006 | 130 | 130 | #1,631 | — |
| 2005 | 114 | 114 | #1,733 | — |
| 2004 | 122 | 122 | #1,603 | — |
| 2003 | 100 | 100 | #1,849 | — |
| 2002 | 101 | 101 | #1,784 | — |
| 2001 | 76 | 76 | #2,155 | — |
| 2000 | 62 | 62 | #2,465 | — |
| 1999 | 86 | 86 | #1,849 | — |
| 1998 | 33 | 33 | #3,595 | — |
| 1997 | 37 | — | #3,178 | — |
| 1996 | 36 | — | #3,253 | — |
| 1995 | 29 | — | #3,695 | — |
| 1994 | 31 | — | #3,556 | — |
| 1993 | 39 | — | #3,010 | — |
| 1992 | 32 | — | #3,440 | — |
| 1991 | 29 | — | #3,654 | — |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #3,738 | — |
| 1989 | 36 | — | #3,000 | — |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #4,705 | — |
| 1987 | 19 | — | #4,342 | — |
| 1986 | 25 | — | #3,478 | — |
| 1985 | 20 | — | #4,018 | — |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #4,538 | — |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,549 | — |
| 1982 | 23 | — | #3,559 | — |
| 1981 | 29 | — | #3,010 | — |
| 1980 | 33 | — | #2,762 | — |
| 1979 | 30 | — | #2,877 | — |
| 1978 | 20 | — | #3,669 | — |
| 1977 | 24 | — | #3,799 | #6,149 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | #2,952 | — |
| 1975 | 21 | — | #3,310 | — |
| 1974 | 22 | — | #3,136 | — |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #4,972 | — |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #5,204 | — |
| 1971 | 18 | — | #3,552 | — |
| 1970 | 16 | — | #3,760 | — |
| 1969 | 16 | — | #3,505 | — |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #3,363 | — |
| 1967 | 9 | — | #4,720 | — |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,796 | — |
| 1965 | 17 | — | #3,083 | — |
| 1964 | 19 | — | #2,938 | — |
| 1963 | 16 | — | #3,221 | — |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #3,854 | — |
| 1961 | 18 | — | #2,989 | — |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #5,326 | — |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #3,677 | — |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #3,601 | — |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,644 | — |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,474 | — |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #4,864 | — |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #4,060 | — |
| 1953 | 10 | — | #3,780 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,086 | — |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,335 | — |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,429 | — |
| 1949 | 7 | — | #4,356 | — |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,480 | — |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,256 | — |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,997 | — |
| 1931 | 8 | — | #3,304 | — |
| 1929 | 6 | — | #4,218 | — |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #3,008 | — |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #5,017 | — |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,336 | — |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #3,177 | — |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,123 | — |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,226 | — |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,489 | — |