Is Elly a boy or girl name?
Elly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 117 girls and 0 boys were named Elly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 4,466 US babies named Elly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,727
- Babies named Elly since 1921
- 4,466
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 191 babies
Boys and girls named Elly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 142 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 192 | 97.5% |
| 1980s | 0 | 231 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 380 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 1,098 | 99.5% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,607 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 623 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,727 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,793 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,560 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,751 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,520 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,551 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,591 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,517 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,397 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,487 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,347 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,330 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,386 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,439 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,254 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,039 | 138 | #1,623 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,791 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,666 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,630 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,733 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,603 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,849 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,784 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,155 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,465 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,849 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,595 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,178 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,253 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,695 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,556 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,010 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,440 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,654 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,738 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,000 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,705 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,342 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,478 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,017 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,538 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,549 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,559 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,010 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,762 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,877 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,669 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,147 | 19 | #3,799 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,952 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,311 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,136 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,970 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,205 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,551 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,760 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,506 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,720 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,796 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,084 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,939 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,221 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,854 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,988 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,677 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,601 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,643 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,475 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,864 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,060 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,780 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,087 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,335 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,429 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,356 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,480 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,256 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,997 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,304 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,218 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,007 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,017 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,336 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,177 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,123 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,226 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,489 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Elly reached #6,147 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #1,254 in 2010. 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 Elly
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.