How Many People Are Named Elly?
An estimated 4,257 people in the United States have the first name Elly. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Elly peaked in popularity in 2010 with 191 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elly as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,257
About 1 in 80,515 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2010
191 births
Total Registered
4,466
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elly
Elly is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,466 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Elly as a male name
Ranked #13,039 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 1977 (5 births)
Elly as a female name
Ranked #1,727 in 2024
117 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (191 births)
Elly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elly span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,607 babies were registered. While Elly is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elly by Decade
How has Elly tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elly by State
Birth registrations for Elly span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Montana, Connecticut. On average, about 61 Ellys were registered per state.
Elly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elly?
We estimate approximately 4,257 people named Elly are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 80,515 Americans share this first name.
Is Elly a common name?
Elly is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,466 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elly most popular?
Elly reached peak popularity in 2010, when 191 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elly is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elly a female name?
Elly is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elly Smith, Elly Johnson, Elly Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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