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

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Peak · girls
1882 · 561 births
Debut · girls
406 births
In top 100 · girls
23 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
44,256
since 1880

Effie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #55, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,23982—
2024#2,46273—
2023#2,10791—
2022#2,46373—
2021#2,23383—
2020#2,68262—
2019#2,85658—
2018#2,36177—
2017#2,57368—
2016#2,59468—
2015#3,09254—
2014#3,22650—
2013#3,84939—
2012#3,98838—
2011#3,65942—
2010#4,97428—
2009#4,48233—
2008#5,01329—
2007#5,52625—
2006#5,70923—
2005#5,26624—
2004#7,07716—
2003#6,29918—
2002#6,39217—
2001#6,32217—
2000#5,93718—
1999#6,19116—
1998#6,36015—
1997#5,41718—
1996#5,28018—
1995#5,22118—
1994#6,67213—
1993#5,67316—
1992#5,48417—
1991#4,80820—
1990#4,12024—
1989#3,78426—
1988#3,58526—
1987#3,42426—
1986#4,18619—
1985#3,85221—
1984#2,22744—
1983#3,15126—
1982#3,01729—
1981#2,52937—
1980#2,12848—
1979#2,38739—
1978#1,89352—
1977#2,55733—
1976#1,79452—
1975#1,57163—
1974#1,56361—
1973#1,60757#4,0547
1972#1,56559—
1971#1,22891—
1970#1,33079—
1969#1,37070—
1968#1,31171—
1967#1,38263—
1966#1,32067—
1965#1,16884—
1964#1,26576—
1963#1,16388—
1962#1,19285—
1961#1,10898—
1960#1,09796—
1959#991114—
1958#906128—
1957#965115—
1956#875130—
1955#775153—
1954#777145—
1953#724157—
1952#678172—
1951#639184—
1950#619185—
1949#578207—
1948#585203—
1947#564227—
1946#522227—
1945#484222—
1944#511200—
1943#487231—
1942#447270#3,5605
1941#432250—
1940#399290—
1939#392288—
1938#382302—
1937#317379#3,5185
1936#352324#3,5495
1935#320388—
1934#299431—
1933#305406—
1932#311417—
1931#312421—
1930#301488#2,60910
1929#283520#3,9595
1928#284529—
1927#272601#2,9129
1926#262644#3,1398
1925#235780—
1924#238765#3,2608
1923#235779#2,61411
1922#227810#2,80110
1921#220848—
1920#214895—
1919#201929#2,8779
1918#207919#2,69910
1917#203892#2,56210
1916#201878#2,38911
1915#196844#3,3926
1914#184726—
1913#164708#2,0928
1912#161666—
1911#147549#1,3877
1910#143572—
1909#132538—
1908#123549—
1907#115578—
1906#109578—
1905#117542#1,0027
1904#105578—
1903#103552—
1902#92658#1,0136
1901#97545#9436
1900#89752#69913
1899#90597#8577
1898#83714—
1897#79698—
1896#80716#8268
1895#79708#8727
1894#74712#9546
1893#74674—
1892#72721#1,0665
1891#67704#8416
1890#66717—
1889#65711#7228
1888#65744#9176
1887#64615#9215
1886#60672—
1885#59613—
1884#62558—
1883#60507#7207
1882#55561—
1881#56463—
1880#63406—
First appearance
1880

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 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedNHWashington: #257 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,934 girlsWAIdaho: #159 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 689 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #247 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,942 girlsMNIllinois: #343 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,068 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #259 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,258 girlsMINew York: #438 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,956 girlsNYMassachusetts: #361 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,791 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #197 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsSDIowa: #202 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsIAIndiana: #220 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsINOhio: #215 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,796 girlsOHPennsylvania: #260 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,006 girlsPANew Jersey: #273 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,827 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #382 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,327 girlsCAUtah: #158 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 672 girlsUTColorado: #231 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,547 girlsCONebraska: #243 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,665 girlsNEMissouri: #172 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 905 girlsMOKentucky: #130 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 575 girlsKYWest Virginia: #132 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 622 girlsWVVirginia: #148 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 741 girlsVAMaryland: #214 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,744 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedNMKansas: #257 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,718 girlsKSArkansas: #126 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 495 girlsARTennessee: #121 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 517 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #114 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 456 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #167 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 910 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #137 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 569 girlsOKLouisiana: #115 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 483 girlsLAMississippi: #136 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 591 girlsMSAlabama: #122 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 497 girlsALGeorgia: #114 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 489 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Effie, so not publishedHITexas: #189 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 810 girlsTXFlorida: #160 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 674 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#114 · 1 in 456
  2. Georgia#114 · 1 in 489
  3. Louisiana#115 · 1 in 483
  4. Tennessee#121 · 1 in 517
  5. Alabama#122 · 1 in 497

Best ever in a state: #69 in Louisiana, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#114761 in 489
North Carolina#114791 in 456
Louisiana#115451 in 483
Tennessee#121501 in 517
Alabama#122621 in 497
Arkansas#126411 in 495
Kentucky#130471 in 575
West Virginia#132271 in 622
Mississippi#136371 in 591
Oklahoma#137391 in 569
Virginia#148371 in 741
Utah#15871 in 672
Idaho#15961 in 689
Florida#160151 in 674
South Carolina#167261 in 910
Missouri#172321 in 905
Texas#189641 in 810
South Dakota#19761 in 1,037
Iowa#202151 in 1,369
Maryland#21481 in 1,744
Ohio#215281 in 1,796
Indiana#220141 in 1,732
Colorado#23151 in 1,547
Nebraska#24371 in 1,665
Minnesota#247111 in 1,942
Kansas#25791 in 1,718
Washington#25751 in 1,934
Michigan#259151 in 2,258
Pennsylvania#260311 in 3,006
New Jersey#27381 in 3,827
Illinois#343141 in 4,068
Massachusetts#36161 in 5,791
California#38271 in 3,327
New York#438121 in 7,956
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #55 (561 births)
  • Births halved by 1941, 59 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1880–1902
  • Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1880–1959
Share of babies · girls
1 in 192
  • Highest: 1 in 192 girls born in 1882 were named Effie (0.52%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,601 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 17.4% of all girls named Effie (7,683) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5,850#55 (1882)#61
1890s6,961#66 (1890)#76
1900s5,870#89 (1900)#108
1910s7,683#143 (1910)#181
1920s7,171#214 (1920)#247
1930s3,844#299 (1934)#329
1940s2,327#399 (1940)#501
1950s1,483#619 (1950)#795
1960s798#1,097 (1960)#1,238
1970s586#1,228 (1971)#1,750
1980s302#2,128 (1980)#3,188
1990s175#4,120 (1990)#5,523
2000s220#4,482 (2009)#5,802
2010s522#2,361 (2018)#3,317
2020s464#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 1919

girls
#201
929 births · 1 in 1,216 girls
boys
#2,877
9 births · 1 in 108,902 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #201Effie929

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #2,877Effie9
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 1,216 of them was named Effie, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Effie
  1. #198Laverne944
  2. #199Angelina940
  3. #200Carol932
  4. #201Effie929
  5. #202Faye925
  6. #203Ora920
  7. #204Rosalie910
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 108,902 of them was named Effie, which outranked 40.2% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Effie
  1. #2,665Ysidro10
  2. #2,665Zenas10
  3. #2,665Zygmont10
  4. #2,877Effie9
  5. #2,877Abbie9
  6. #2,877Abelino9
  7. #2,877Adelaido9
  8. #3,115Abbott8
  9. #3,115Abron8
  10. #3,115Adair8

Tied with 237 names at #2,877; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919 →