Elli

Meaning: The other Aenor
Origin: Variant of Eleanor · From Latin alia; the earlier root has the sense riches and fame (from Occitan)

Girl's name · #2966 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Elli's best rank, #1732, came in 2014; it has settled back to #2966 today. Roughly 2,800 girls have been named Elli since 1955.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#17 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #165 in Norway (2025) · #251 in Sweden (2025) · #416 in Austria (2025) · #552 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,344 in Belgium (2025) · #3,121 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Ellis

Elli Avram — Swedish actress
Elli Medeiros — French-Uruguayan singer and actress
Elli Kokkinou — Greek singer (born 1970)
Elli Alexiou — Greek author, playwright and journalist (1894–1988)
Elli Parvo — Italian actress (1915–2010)

In stories & tradition

Elli — Gylfaginning (book)

What Ellis become

Among 231 notable people named Elli:

Entertainers appear 2.21× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elli Avram, Swedish actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Elli is a rare spelling of Ellie — about 1% of babies given the name are written this way; Ellie itself ranked #24 in 2025.

Similar names: Elly · Klaire · Elin · Alyah · Lilyann · Jolee

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