Elle

What Elle means

Diminutive of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”

diminutive of the female given name Eleanor || The first known bearer was Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), Provençal Aliénor, perhaps from Latin alia (“other”) and her mother's name Aenor, its meaning thereby said to be “the other Aenor”.

Source: Wiktionary, “Elle” (revision 93431776) and “Eleanor” (revision 89333856), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Elle?

US: Falling: down from #397 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #625 in 2015, #634 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2019, when 890 girls got the name (#354 that year). First in the US records in 1977.

How common

• About 1 in 2,406 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 4,152 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,278 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 CT (1.3 per 1,000 girls), NV (1.09 per 1,000 girls), WV (0.99 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Elle is #461 in the US and #634 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 Elle 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

• Alle0 US · 7 E&W
• Eile0 US · 4 E&W

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 Elle

Girls

• Ximena#183Basque, meaning “son”^*
• Bella#136Form of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”^*
• Leila#259Editor’s note Steady in the US: #247 in 2015 and #259 in 2025
• Lola#275Editor’s note Down from #224 in 2015 to #275 in 2025 in the US
• Layla#36Editor’s note Down from #30 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US
• Harmony#276From the word “harmony”^*

For a brother

• Kayden#135Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 6 babies
• Jude#155possibly “praised”^*
• Julian#25“Roman personal name”^*
• Zayden#213Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 11 babies
• Lukas#288“a man from Lucania”^*
• Damian#109“to tame”^*

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 Elle’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.