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How popular is the name Elley?

Births per year, rank history and how many Elleys are alive today.

Elley (female), a spelling of Ellie, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2009 (ranked 5556th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 7 babies were given the name, the 2096th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2004, with 6 babies given the name that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Ellie you are most likely to meet is around 23 years old. Half of all Ellies born in England and Wales are between 17 and 26, and there are at least 71,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 20% chance that at least one of them will be called Ellie.

How many babies are named Elley each year?

Includes all spellings: Elley, Ellie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02k4k200020201994: ~801 estimated (569-1,034)1996: 1,9071997: 2,2081998: 2,4961999: 3,2502000: 3,4872001: 3,8392002: 4,8612003: 5,1402004: 5,1482005: 4,0522006: 3,3422007: 2,9552008: 2,5052009: 1,9902010: 2,0262011: 1,8932012: 1,5272013: 1,2492014: 1,3082015: 1,1852016: 1,1422017: 1,0552018: 9192019: 8382020: 7722021: 6382022: 5902023: 5742024: 5342025: 410estimatedactual

Where does the Elley spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00020001996: ranked 2,0961997: ranked 2,4111998: ranked 3,1421999: ranked 2,1892000: ranked 2,7462001: ranked 3,9982002: ranked 2,3012003: ranked 3,5942004: ranked 2,8022005: ranked 4,7982006: ranked 5,0612009: ranked 5,556

Where does the Ellie spelling rank?

110100200200020201994: ranked 681996: ranked 301997: ranked 271998: ranked 211999: ranked 162000: ranked 152001: ranked 112002: ranked 42003: ranked 22004: ranked 22005: ranked 52006: ranked 102007: ranked 142008: ranked 162009: ranked 272010: ranked 292011: ranked 282012: ranked 352013: ranked 432014: ranked 432015: ranked 472016: ranked 482017: ranked 502018: ranked 602019: ranked 632020: ranked 672021: ranked 782022: ranked 822023: ranked 822024: ranked 882025: ranked 119

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.

Chart: babies named Elley per year in England and Wales, 1994 to 2025, peaking at about 5,148 in 2004
Elley: births per year in England and Wales, 1994-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Elley most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Ellie, peaked in 2004, when 5,148 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Elley spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 7 babies.

How many people are called Elley?

At least 71,000 people named Elley in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Elley?

Most living Elleys are between 17 and 26; the most common age is about 23.

Is Elley becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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