Elli
Elli is a feminine given name, often a diminutive or a variant of names beginning with El such as Eleanor, Elena, Elizabeth, Ella, Ellen or Ellie. It is also a modern Greek version of the name Helle. Elli is also the personification of old age in Norse mythology. It is also in use as an Icelandic masculine name of varying origins.
Meaning & Origin of Elli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elli is a feminine given name, often a diminutive or a variant of names beginning with El such as Eleanor, Elena, Elizabeth, Ella, Ellen or Ellie. It is also a modern Greek version of the name Helle. Elli is also the personification of old age in Norse mythology. It is also in use as an Icelandic masculine name of varying origins.
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The Story of Elli
Elli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1955, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 121 Ellis were born — ranking #1,728 that year. As of 2026, Elli ranks #2,976 for baby girls with 55 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 3K Ellis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Elli
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- Saint Elli , a sixth-century Welsh saint
- Elli Alexiou (1894–1986), Greek author, playwright, and journalist
- Elli Barczatis (1912–1955), German executed for espionage in East Germany
- Elli Björkstén (1870–1947), Swedish-Finnish gymnastics coach and theorist
- Elli Burris (born 1989), American professional women's soccer player
- Elli Erl (born 1979), German singer-songwriter
- Elli Evangelidou (born 1968), Cypriot athlete
- Elli Hatschek (1901–1944), German Resistance member
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Names that sound like Elli
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About the name Elli
Elli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Elli's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,728. Use the chart and map above to compare Elli'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 .
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