Ellie

English, diminutive of Eleanor and Ellen

"bright shining one"

Ellie Origin and Meaning

The name Ellie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "bright shining one".

Ellie first took off in the UK—yes, in this nickname form—and this warm and friendly name has also become hugely popular here. In 2011, Ellie entered the US Top 100 girl names for the first time and has remained near the top of the charts ever since.

Ellie derived as a nickname for names beginning with El-, such as Eleanor, Ella, and Elizabeth. In fact, Ellie's biggest downside is that it's used as a nickname for so many names, and given so frequently on its own, that you are sure to hear it far more than you might guess. Ellie is the standard spelling, but Elly and Elli are occasionally seen as variations.

Ellie also has surprising international range, ranking highly not only in English-speaking countries but throughout Scandinavia and in Belgium and Switzerland.

Ellie has been making many media appearances. Most recently, she's the young heroine played by Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us, based on a popular video game. Ellie has also been seen in the animated film Up, on The West Wing, and even as a woolly mammoth in the film Ice Age: The Meltdown.

Ellie Rank in US Top 1000

# 27 in the US

Ellie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 130 on Nameberry

Ellie Popularity

• 27 US 2023
• 130 Nameberry 2024
• 14 Canada 2023
• 28 Future 2028
• 82 England 2023
• 27 Scotland 2023
• 6 Ireland 2023
• 28 Australia 2023
• 40 New Zealand 2023
• 92 France 2023
• 12 Sweden 2022
• 28 Norway 2023
• 11 Denmark 2023
• 34 Belgium 2023
• 72 Switzerland 2023
• 22 Dogs 2023
• 28 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Ellie

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Ellie.

• Ella
• Elle
• Belle
• Millie
• Evie
• Annie
• Emily
• Emma
• Ava
• Kate
• Elsie
• Anna
• Eva
• Chloe
• Elizabeth
• Bella
• Annabelle
• Stella
• Anne
• Sophie

Famous People Named Ellie

• Eleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich American songwriter
• Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding English singer
• Elizabeth Claire "Ellie" Kemper American actress
• Eleanor Suzanne "Ellie" Daniel American Olympic swimmer
• Ellie Darcey Alden, English actress
• Ellie Haddington Scottish actress
• Ellie Krieger American celebrity chef and cookbook author
• Eleanor May "Ellie" Simmonds British Paralympic swimmer
• Ellie Victoria Cole Australian Paralympic swimmer
• Ellie Lambeti Greek actress
• Ellie Delvaux Belgian singer and song writer
• Ellie Katherine Brush Australian soccer and football player
• Ellie (Griffiths) Mecham American vlogger as part of "Ellie and Jared"
• Ellie Jane Ross daughter of actress Sheila Hancock and Alec Ross
• Ellie Scarborough daughter of TV anchor Chuck Scarborough
• Ellie Bridget Bates (b. 2007) 16th child (9th daughter) of the reality TV's "Bringing Up Bates" family
• Ellie Porter (b. 2008) daughter of singer Lisa Kelly and dancer Scott Porter
• Eleanor "Ellie" Kennedy (b. 2015) daughter of politician Joseph P. Kennedy III

Ellie in Pop Culture

• Ellie Fredricksen Carl's wife in Pixar's "Up"
• Eleanor "Ellie" Nash character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Eleanor Jane "Ellie" Mills character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
• Ellie Linton main character in book/movie "Tomorrow, When the War Began"
• Ellie main character in video game "The Last of Us"
• Ellie Creed girl in Stephen King's "Pet Sematary"
• Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Ewing matriarch on TV's "Dallas"
• Ellen "Ellie" Andrews character in movie "It Happened One Night"
• Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop character on TV's "NCIS"
• Eleanor Faye "Ellie" Bartowski Woodcomb character on TV's "Chuck"
• Ellie Miller character on British TV series "Broadchurch"
• Ellie Langford character in Dead Space
• Ellie Walker character on The Andy Griffith Show
• Ellie Harp character on TV's One Tree Hill
• Ellie Trout character on American soap "General Hospital"
• Ellie Stone mystery series by James Ziskin
• "Ellie Parker " 2005 movie and main character
• Ellie Jackson main character in 1984 movie "Ellie"
• Ellie Stinson daughter of Barney on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
• Ellie mammoth in the Ice Age movies
• Ellie Bartlet daughter on TV's "The West Wing"
• Ellie Arroway main character in book/movie "Contact"
• Ellie Rebecca Brass character on TV's "CSI"
• Dr. Ellie Sattler character in the Jurassic Park series
• Ellie Torres main character on TV's "Cougar Town"
• Ellie character in "The Roar" by Emma Clayton
• Ellie character in video game "Borderlands 2"
• Ellie Dennis character on TV's "Recovery Road"
• Ellie Peters character on TV's "Stuck in the Middle"
• Ellie Harrison character on TV's "Sean Saves the World"
• Ellie Blake character in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie/musical "Freaky Friday"