Elle Girl
How popular is Elle?
#461 girl name in 2025
668 baby girls were named Elle in the US in 2025, making it the 461st most popular girl name.
19,117living people named Elle (est.)
13median age of people named Elle
19,247babies named Elle since 1880
1 in 4,963US babies born in 2025
Elle popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #461 for girls (▲ 18 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 668 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #397 in 2015, #370 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (890 girls) |
| Highest rank | #354 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Elle is most popular
Babies named Elle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- District of Columbia: 1.7 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- Hawaii: 1.2 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Louisiana: 0.9 per 1,000 (80 girls)
- Utah: 0.9 per 1,000 (75 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.9 per 1,000 (105 girls)
Elle by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 | #6,946 |
| 1980s | 193 | #1,493 |
| 1990s | 1,251 | #1,151 |
| 2000s | 5,164 | #443 |
| 2010s | 8,105 | #354 |
| 2020s | 4,521 | #357 |
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Questions
- Is Elle a boy or girl name?
- Elle is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elle were girls.
- How popular is the name Elle?
- 668 baby girls were named Elle in the US in 2025, making it the 461st most popular girl name.
- When was Elle most popular?
- Elle peaked in 2019, when 890 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #354 in 2019.
- How many people are named Elle?
- 19,247 babies have been named Elle in the US since 1880. We estimate about 19,117 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Elle most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elle was most common in District of Columbia, at 1.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.