Elle
Elle is a female given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Elle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elle is a female given name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Elle
Elle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 890 births, good for #354 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Elles. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #498 among baby girl names with 606 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 20K Elles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Elle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Elle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bess
- Bessie
- Beth
- Betsy
- Bette
- Bettie
- Betty
- Buffy
- Elaina
- Elaine
- Elea
- Eleanor
- Eleanora
- Eleanore
- Elena
- Elenora
- Elinor
- Elisabeth
- Eliza
- Elizabeth
- Ella
- Ellen
- Ellena
- Ellie
- Elly
- Elnora
- Elsabeth
- Elsie
- Elyse
- Elyzabeth
- Helen
- Helena
- Hellen
- Isabel
- Isabella
- Isabelle
- Isbel
- Isebella
- Izabelle
- Lenore
- Libbie
- Libby
- Liddy
- Lilian
- Lilibet
- Lilibeth
- Lillia
- Lillian
- Lillie
- Lisa
- Lise
- Liz
- Liza
- Lizbeth
- Lizette
- Lizzie
- Lizzy
- Nell
- Nellie
- Nelly
- Tetty
Notable people named Elle
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Elle Anderson (born 1988), American cyclist
- Elle Armit (born 1991), Australian water polo player
- Elle Bennetts (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
- Elle van den Bogaart (born 1959), Dutch children’s writer
- Elle Cochran , American politician
- Elle Cordova (born 1988), American singer-songwriter and lead of the folk/rock band Reina del Cid
- Elle Dawe (born 1981), Australian actress, comedian and model
- Elle Duncan (born 1983), American sports anchor
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Names that sound like Elle
Phonetically similar names — useful when Elle is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Elle
Elle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Elle's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #354. Use the chart and map above to compare Elle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.