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Elle

Gender

Female

Origin

French
Abbreviation of Eleanor and Ellen. Beautiful fairy
English

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Elle

Pronunciation

e(l)-le

Famous People

Australian model Elle MacPherson

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #354, 890 births); most recent 2025 (rank #461, 668 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025668
2024642
2023700
2022795
2021870
2020842
2019890
2018816
2017833
2016834

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #93, 502 births); most recent 2025 (rank #634, 61 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202561
202467
202388
202288
202188
2020104
201981
201884
201750
201659

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #4071, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–
20153
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #160, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #192, 23 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202523
202417
202324
202221
202127
202010
201919
201820
201713
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #70, 69 births); most recent 2025 (rank #256, 14 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202514
202414
202322
202223
202121
202022
201919
201818
201717
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #89, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #161, 11 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202511
20246
20237
20227
20215
20209
20197
20185
20176
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #229, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #240, 13 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202313
202212
202113
20208
201912
20186
20176
201614
201512
20148

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence