Elly

Meaning: My God is an oath; my God is abundance
Origin: Variant of Elizabeth (from English (short form of Elizabeth))

Girl's name · #1613 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Elly's best rank, #1254, came in 2010; it has settled back to #1613 today. Roughly 4,600 girls have been named Elly since 1921.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#213 in Sweden (2025) · #432 in Norway (2025) · #553 in Switzerland (2025) · #833 in France (2025) · #1,051 in Belgium (2025) · #1,110 in Austria (2025) · #2,047 in England & Wales (2025) · #896 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ellys

Elly Schlein — Italian politician
Elly Ameling — Dutch singer
Elly Ney — German pianist (1882–1968)
Elly Beinhorn — German pilot (1907–2007)
Elly Griffiths — British novelist

In stories & tradition

Elly Conway — Neighbours (TV series)

What Ellys become

Among 313 notable people named Elly:

Entertainers appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Elly Ameling, Dutch singer.

Spellings & nicknames

Elly is a rare spelling of Ellie — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way; Ellie itself ranked #24 in 2025.

Similar names: Eliyah · Kamille · Elin · Aliah · Kenley · Harlee

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