Ellie
Say it: EL-ee
GirlMeans a pet form of Eleanor, Elizabeth and similar names5 letters2 syllables
#15
in Ireland (2025)
193
babies in 2025
#7
best rank (2019)
5,731
babies since 1987
Up 9
10-year rank change
Ellie through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 193 | #15 |
| 2024 | 190 | #15 |
| 2023 | 252 | #7 |
| 2022 | 259 | #10 |
| 2021 | 228 | #16 |
| 2020 | 238 | #15 |
| 2019 | 313 | #7 |
| 2018 | 309 | #8 |
| 2017 | 243 | #20 |
| 2016 | 254 | #20 |
| 2015 | 233 | #24 |
| 2014 | 288 | #19 |
| 2013 | 256 | #23 |
| 2012 | 250 | #28 |
| 2011 | 293 | #24 |
| 2010 | 265 | #28 |
| 2009 | 211 | #36 |
| 2008 | 208 | #35 |
| 2007 | 227 | #31 |
| 2006 | 215 | #30 |
| 2005 | 193 | #32 |
| 2004 | 169 | #38 |
| 2003 | 153 | #38 |
| 2002 | 122 | #46 |
| 2001 | 54 | #89 |
| 2000 | 33 | #124 |
| 1999 | 22 | #165 |
| 1998 | 18 | #185 |
| 1997 | 14 | #263 |
| 1996 | 12 | #273 |
| 1995 | 6 | #384 |
| 1994 | 4 | #450 |
| 1991 | 3 | #515 |
| 1987 | 3 | #488 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Ellie mean?
A pet form of Eleanor, Elizabeth and similar names
English pet form of names beginning with El-.
Say it right
ELee
The story of Ellie
Ellie started as a pet form of longer names such as Eleanor, Elizabeth and Elena, and it is now usually given as a name on its own. It is occasionally short for a boy’s name like Elliot, but in Ireland it is a girls’ name.
Ellie first appears in the CSO records in 1987 and took off around 2002. Its biggest year was 2019, when 313 girls were named Ellie and it reached number 7. It came seventh again in 2023, on the combined count of all spellings.
The name caught on earlier in Northern Ireland, where it reached third place in 2005.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Ellie (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Ellie
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Ellie | 193 | 5,731 |
In Northern Ireland
#21 in 2025 with 57 babies. Best rank #3 (2005); 3,219 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.