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Elli

“Variant of Eleanor — The other Aenor (from Latin alia); root sense riches and fame” — Occitan (via parent name Eleanor) origin

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

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

Around the world: #17 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025).

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

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 — Norse mythical character

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.

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

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