Effie
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning well-spoken; a diminutive of Euphemia.
Effie by the numbers
In 2025, 227 babies in England and Wales were named Effie. In the US, 68 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 929 babies in 1919, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Effie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Effi3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
- Elsiepledged to God; from Elizabeth1,700 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emmiewhole or universal; diminutive of Emma248 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ettiestar; a form of Esther137 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eadiewealthy friend; diminutive or variant of Eadwin48 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Effie
Names that are said the same way as Effie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Evielife; from Eve1,129 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evylife; diminutive or variant of Eve48 in the US (2017)
- Effyfair speech; a form of Euphemia42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eevielife; a form of Eve or Evie7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evilife; a form of Eve4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evvielife-giver; a form of Eve or Evelyn14 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Effie
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