Effie
#2,239 for girls in 2025, 82 births · Last seen for boys in 1973 at #4,054
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 561 births
- Debut · girls
- 406 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 23 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 44,256since 1880
Effie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,239 | 82 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,462 | 73 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,107 | 91 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,463 | 73 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,233 | 83 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,682 | 62 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,856 | 58 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,361 | 77 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,573 | 68 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,594 | 68 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,092 | 54 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,226 | 50 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,849 | 39 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,988 | 38 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,659 | 42 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,974 | 28 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,482 | 33 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,013 | 29 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,709 | 23 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,266 | 24 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,077 | 16 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | — | |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,417 | 18 | — | |
| 1996 | #5,280 | 18 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | — | |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,484 | 17 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,808 | 20 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,120 | 24 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,585 | 26 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,424 | 26 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,186 | 19 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,227 | 44 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,151 | 26 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,017 | 29 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,529 | 37 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,128 | 48 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,387 | 39 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,893 | 52 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,557 | 33 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,794 | 52 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,571 | 63 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,563 | 61 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,607 | 57 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #1,565 | 59 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,228 | 91 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,330 | 79 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,370 | 70 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,311 | 71 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,382 | 63 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,320 | 67 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,168 | 84 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,265 | 76 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,163 | 88 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,192 | 85 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,108 | 98 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,097 | 96 | — | |
| 1959 | #991 | 114 | — | |
| 1958 | #906 | 128 | — | |
| 1957 | #965 | 115 | — | |
| 1956 | #875 | 130 | — | |
| 1955 | #775 | 153 | — | |
| 1954 | #777 | 145 | — | |
| 1953 | #724 | 157 | — | |
| 1952 | #678 | 172 | — | |
| 1951 | #639 | 184 | — | |
| 1950 | #619 | 185 | — | |
| 1949 | #578 | 207 | — | |
| 1948 | #585 | 203 | — | |
| 1947 | #564 | 227 | — | |
| 1946 | #522 | 227 | — | |
| 1945 | #484 | 222 | — | |
| 1944 | #511 | 200 | — | |
| 1943 | #487 | 231 | — | |
| 1942 | #447 | 270 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #432 | 250 | — | |
| 1940 | #399 | 290 | — | |
| 1939 | #392 | 288 | — | |
| 1938 | #382 | 302 | — | |
| 1937 | #317 | 379 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #352 | 324 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #320 | 388 | — | |
| 1934 | #299 | 431 | — | |
| 1933 | #305 | 406 | — | |
| 1932 | #311 | 417 | — | |
| 1931 | #312 | 421 | — | |
| 1930 | #301 | 488 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #283 | 520 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #284 | 529 | — | |
| 1927 | #272 | 601 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #262 | 644 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #235 | 780 | — | |
| 1924 | #238 | 765 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #235 | 779 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #227 | 810 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #220 | 848 | — | |
| 1920 | #214 | 895 | — | |
| 1919 | #201 | 929 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #207 | 919 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #203 | 892 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #201 | 878 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #196 | 844 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #184 | 726 | — | |
| 1913 | #164 | 708 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #161 | 666 | — | |
| 1911 | #147 | 549 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #143 | 572 | — | |
| 1909 | #132 | 538 | — | |
| 1908 | #123 | 549 | — | |
| 1907 | #115 | 578 | — | |
| 1906 | #109 | 578 | — | |
| 1905 | #117 | 542 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1904 | #105 | 578 | — | |
| 1903 | #103 | 552 | — | |
| 1902 | #92 | 658 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1901 | #97 | 545 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #89 | 752 | #699 | 13 |
| 1899 | #90 | 597 | #857 | 7 |
| 1898 | #83 | 714 | — | |
| 1897 | #79 | 698 | — | |
| 1896 | #80 | 716 | #826 | 8 |
| 1895 | #79 | 708 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | #74 | 712 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #74 | 674 | — | |
| 1892 | #72 | 721 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #67 | 704 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #66 | 717 | — | |
| 1889 | #65 | 711 | #722 | 8 |
| 1888 | #65 | 744 | #917 | 6 |
| 1887 | #64 | 615 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #60 | 672 | — | |
| 1885 | #59 | 613 | — | |
| 1884 | #62 | 558 | — | |
| 1883 | #60 | 507 | #720 | 7 |
| 1882 | #55 | 561 | — | |
| 1881 | #56 | 463 | — | |
| 1880 | #63 | 406 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Effie was already there! It came in at #63, and was given to 406 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1992–2004, when fewer than 19 girls a year got the name.
Where Effie is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#94 · 1 in 364
- Arkansas#105 · 1 in 398
- Georgia#111 · 1 in 483
- North Carolina#112 · 1 in 458
- Louisiana#116 · 1 in 482
Best ever in a state: #69 in Louisiana, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #94 | 53 | 1 in 364 |
| Arkansas | #105 | 49 | 1 in 398 |
| Georgia | #111 | 71 | 1 in 483 |
| North Carolina | #112 | 74 | 1 in 458 |
| Louisiana | #116 | 43 | 1 in 482 |
| Tennessee | #121 | 51 | 1 in 504 |
| Alabama | #122 | 55 | 1 in 487 |
| Kentucky | #126 | 49 | 1 in 552 |
| Virginia | #130 | 43 | 1 in 631 |
| New Hampshire | #142 | 5 | 1 in 677 |
| South Carolina | #148 | 30 | 1 in 725 |
| Oklahoma | #149 | 34 | 1 in 686 |
| West Virginia | #152 | 22 | 1 in 798 |
| Texas | #166 | 70 | 1 in 708 |
| North Dakota | #180 | 7 | 1 in 1,090 |
| Florida | #182 | 11 | 1 in 888 |
| Colorado | #205 | 7 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Wisconsin | #207 | 15 | 1 in 1,666 |
| South Dakota | #229 | 5 | 1 in 1,291 |
| Missouri | #234 | 20 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Nebraska | #238 | 8 | 1 in 1,571 |
| Ohio | #244 | 23 | 1 in 2,370 |
| Michigan | #248 | 16 | 1 in 2,291 |
| Minnesota | #250 | 12 | 1 in 1,877 |
| Maryland | #255 | 5 | 1 in 2,749 |
| Kansas | #269 | 8 | 1 in 1,993 |
| Massachusetts | #273 | 11 | 1 in 3,358 |
| Iowa | #274 | 10 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Pennsylvania | #280 | 27 | 1 in 3,688 |
| Indiana | #292 | 9 | 1 in 2,884 |
| Illinois | #296 | 21 | 1 in 2,952 |
| New Jersey | #308 | 7 | 1 in 4,520 |
| New York | #396 | 16 | 1 in 6,322 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Effie
- 223 spots since 2024 (#2,462 → #2,239)
- 443 spots since 2020 (#2,682 → #2,239)
- 853 spots since 2015 (#3,092 → #2,239)
- Biggest jump: 59 spots in 1958 (#965 → #906)
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1960 (#991 → #1,097)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #55 (561 births)
- Births halved by 1941, 59 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1880–1902
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1880–1959
- Highest: 1 in 192 girls born in 1882 were named Effie (0.52%)
- Latest: 1 in 19,601 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 17.4% of all girls named Effie (7,683) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,850 | #55 (1882) | #61 |
| 1890s | 6,961 | #66 (1890) | #76 |
| 1900s | 5,870 | #89 (1900) | #108 |
| 1910s | 7,683 | #143 (1910) | #181 |
| 1920s | 7,171 | #214 (1920) | #247 |
| 1930s | 3,844 | #299 (1934) | #329 |
| 1940s | 2,327 | #399 (1940) | #501 |
| 1950s | 1,483 | #619 (1950) | #795 |
| 1960s | 798 | #1,097 (1960) | #1,238 |
| 1970s | 586 | #1,228 (1971) | #1,750 |
| 1980s | 302 | #2,128 (1980) | #3,188 |
| 1990s | 175 | #4,120 (1990) | #5,523 |
| 2000s | 220 | #4,482 (2009) | #5,802 |
| 2010s | 522 | #2,361 (2018) | #3,317 |
| 2020s | 464 | #2,107 (2023) | #2,364 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Effie in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,260 of them was named Effie, which outranked 96.3% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 101,348 of them was named Effie, which outranked 43.9% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,543Wendelin11
- #2,543Zachary11
- #2,543Zygmund11
- #2,699Effie10
- #2,699Adams10
- #2,699Aldine10
- #2,699Alfonza10
- #2,882Abie9
- #2,882Adalberto9
- #2,882Adin9
Tied with 182 names at #2,699; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.