Effie

What Effie means

Diminutive of Euphemia, meaning “good + repute”

diminutive of the female given name Euphemia || Name of an early Christian martyr, from Ancient Greek Εὐφημία (Euphēmía), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ φήμη (phḗmē, “repute”) +‎ -ίᾱ (-íā).

Source: Wiktionary, “Effie” (revision 93743793) and “Euphemia” (revision 92414263), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Effie?

US: Rising: up from #3092 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #343 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1882, when 561 girls got the name (#55 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 19,601 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,116 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 813 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in MI (0.14 per 1,000 girls), OH (0.11 per 1,000 girls), CA (0.05 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Effie is #2239 in the US and #210 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Effie were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Evie1,151 US · 1,129 E&W
• Evvie18 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Effie

Girls

• Ariella#174Form of Ariel, meaning “lion of God”^*
• Ophelia#264possibly “help, aid, succour”^*
• Aurelia#290“golden”^*
• June#150From the word “name”^*
• Elsie#123Diminutive of Alison, meaning “of noble kind”^*
• Sloane#141Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #327 in 2015, #141 in 2025

For a brother

• Barrett#171Editor’s note 2,138 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales
• Ellis#243“benevolent, kind”^*
• Elliot#151Variant of Elliott, meaning “my God is Yahweh”^*
• Felix#175“happy, lucky”^*
• Weston#55Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 2025
• Arlo#148Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #15 vs #148 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Effie’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.