Elli

Meaning: Possibly the other Aenor
Origin: Occitan — Short form of Eleanor

Meaning: My God is an oath
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of Elizabeth

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly shining light or torch
Origin: Greek — Short form of Elena

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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#11 in Estonia (2025) · #17 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #165 in Norway (2025) · #251 in Sweden (2025) · #416 in Austria (2025) · #552 in Switzerland (2025) · #765 in Poland (2025) · #1,289 in Belgium (2025) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,519 in Italy (2024) · #4,291 in France (2025) · #5,843 in Ecuador (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Ellis

Elli Avram — Swedish actress (born 1990)
Elli Kokkinou — Greek singer (born 1970)
Elli Medeiros — Uruguayan-French singer and actress (born 1956)
Elli Erl — German singer (born 1979)
Elli Alexiou — Greek author, playwright and journalist (1894–1988)

In stories & tradition

Elli — Personification of old age in Old Norse myth

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 (born 1990).

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 · Lilyann · Elin · Alyah · Eternity · Jolee

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