Is Elli a boy or girl name?
Elli is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 55 girls and 0 boys were named Elli, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.7% of the 2,740 US babies named Elli were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,974
- Babies named Elli since 1955
- 2,740
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 121 babies
Boys and girls named Elli, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 75 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 115 | 95.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 317 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 880 | 99.4% |
| 2010s | 25 | 947 | 97.4% |
| 2020s | 0 | 318 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,974 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,560 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,865 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,685 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,447 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,439 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,226 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,162 | 69 | #2,553 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,958 | 96 | #2,057 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,614 | 96 | #2,041 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,732 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,052 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,023 | 110 | #1,839 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,074 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,824 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 103 | #2,005 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 104 | #2,012 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,053 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,093 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,761 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,953 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,871 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,087 | 56 | #2,669 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,716 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,648 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,770 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,991 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,866 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,110 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,727 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,493 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,277 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,542 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,920 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,364 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,625 | 11 | #6,788 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,529 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,123 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,589 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,292 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,008 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,949 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,857 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,488 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,792 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,650 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,806 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,870 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,547 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,897 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,329 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,797 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,464 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,076 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,422 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,636 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,527 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,363 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,224 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,378 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elli reached #7,625 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #1,732 in 2014. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Elli
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.