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How popular is the name Elle?
Births per year, rank history and how many Elles are alive today.
Elle (female) is a shortened form of the name Eleanor. Although Elle itself was given to 61 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 634th as a registered name), most Elles are registered as Eleanor, which ranked 56th in 2025 with 776 babies.
Most people called Elle are registered as Eleanor, and share that name's profile: the Eleanor you are most likely to meet is around 28 years old. Half of all Eleanors born in England and Wales are between 19 and 39, and there are at least 80,000 of them alive today. Only some Eleanors go by Elle.
How many babies are named Elle or Eleanor each year?
Combined registrations of Eleanor, Elle. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Eleanor rank as a registered name?
Where does Elle rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Elle short for Eleanor?
Yes - Elle is a shortened form of Eleanor. Elles are usually registered as Eleanor at birth.
When was the name Elle most popular?
The full name Eleanor peaked in 1998, when 3,094 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Elle itself peaked as a registered name in 2002, with 502 babies.
How many people are called Elle?
There's no official count of people who go by Elle, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 80,000 people registered as Eleanor born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Elle.
How old is the typical Elle?
Most people called Elle are registered as Eleanor. Most living Eleanors are between 19 and 39; the most common age is about 28.
Is Elle becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.