Elle
- #461 for girls in 2025, 668 births
- Peak · girls
- 2019 · 890 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 19,247since 1977
Elle over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Elle has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #461 | 668 |
| 2024 | #479 | 644 |
| 2023 | #441 | 702 |
| 2022 | #393 | 795 |
| 2021 | #357 | 870 |
| 2020 | #370 | 842 |
| 2019 | #354 | 890 |
| 2018 | #382 | 817 |
| 2017 | #375 | 833 |
| 2016 | #399 | 834 |
| 2015 | #397 | 819 |
| 2014 | #395 | 825 |
| 2013 | #408 | 749 |
| 2012 | #383 | 822 |
| 2011 | #414 | 766 |
| 2010 | #420 | 750 |
| 2009 | #443 | 709 |
| 2008 | #492 | 642 |
| 2007 | #475 | 677 |
| 2006 | #481 | 653 |
| 2005 | #505 | 594 |
| 2004 | #494 | 596 |
| 2003 | #556 | 497 |
| 2002 | #612 | 418 |
| 2001 | #1,076 | 197 |
| 2000 | #1,127 | 181 |
| 1999 | #1,153 | 170 |
| 1998 | #1,254 | 145 |
| 1997 | #1,249 | 142 |
| 1996 | #1,238 | 141 |
| 1995 | #1,286 | 130 |
| 1994 | #1,341 | 125 |
| 1993 | #1,611 | 94 |
| 1992 | #1,523 | 103 |
| 1991 | #1,443 | 110 |
| 1990 | #1,634 | 91 |
| 1989 | #1,496 | 96 |
| 1988 | #2,646 | 40 |
| 1987 | #3,331 | 27 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 |
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| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 |
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| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 |
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| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 |
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First appearance
1977
The first year at least five girls were named Elle! It came in at #9,652, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1979–1982, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Elle is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Connecticut#220 · 1 in 767
- Nevada#264 · 1 in 920
- Utah#287 · 1 in 1,138
- West Virginia#308 · 1 in 1,015
- Louisiana#322 · 1 in 1,169
Best ever in a state: #75 in District of Columbia, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #220 | 15 | 1 in 767 |
| Nevada | #264 | 10 | 1 in 920 |
| Utah | #287 | 15 | 1 in 1,138 |
| West Virginia | #308 | 5 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Louisiana | #322 | 14 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Illinois | #325 | 33 | 1 in 1,343 |
| California | #335 | 97 | 1 in 1,667 |
| Massachusetts | #353 | 16 | 1 in 1,502 |
| New York | #388 | 44 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Pennsylvania | #403 | 27 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Florida | #404 | 46 | 1 in 1,886 |
| Arizona | #416 | 16 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Missouri | #418 | 14 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Iowa | #437 | 7 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Mississippi | #441 | 6 | 1 in 1,483 |
| Indiana | #444 | 15 | 1 in 1,861 |
| New Jersey | #447 | 17 | 1 in 2,088 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Arkansas | #489 | 6 | 1 in 1,766 |
| North Carolina | #489 | 22 | 1 in 2,113 |
| Texas | #500 | 64 | 1 in 2,508 |
| Wisconsin | #518 | 9 | 1 in 2,251 |
| Michigan | #553 | 14 | 1 in 2,552 |
| Ohio | #562 | 18 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Kentucky | #570 | 7 | 1 in 2,464 |
| Alabama | #574 | 8 | 1 in 2,290 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Colorado | #584 | 9 | 1 in 2,592 |
| Maryland | #600 | 8 | 1 in 2,498 |
| Oklahoma | #619 | 6 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Washington | #679 | 9 | 1 in 3,207 |
| South Carolina | #688 | 6 | 1 in 3,048 |
| Georgia | #710 | 14 | 1 in 3,229 |
| Tennessee | #748 | 9 | 1 in 3,564 |
| Virginia | #936 | 7 | 1 in 4,820 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 18 spots since 2024 (#479 → #461)
- 91 spots since 2020 (#370 → #461)
- Biggest jump: 464 spots in 2002
- Biggest drop: 48 spots in 2023
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1977
- Peaked 2019 at #354 (890 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 24 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,886
- Highest: 1 in 1,886 girls born in 2019 were named Elle (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,406 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 42.1% of all girls named Elle (8,105) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 | #6,948 (1978) | #8,300 |
| 1980s | 193 | #1,496 (1989) | #5,853 |
| 1990s | 1,251 | #1,153 (1999) | #1,373 |
| 2000s | 5,164 | #443 (2009) | #626 |
| 2010s | 8,105 | #354 (2019) | #393 |
| 2020s | 4,521 | #357 (2021) | #417 |
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.
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