Ellee
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning shining light; a respelling of Ellie or Eleanor.
Ellee by the numbers
Ellee was given to 68 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 85 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Eleanor
Like Ellee, each of these traces back to Eleanor: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elinorbright light; a form of Eleanor27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellybright one; a form of Eleanor144 in the US (2017)
- Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
- Ellisun; a diminutive of Helen or Eleanor74 in the US (2017)
- Leonoralight, torch; a form of Eleanor71 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elanorshining light; a modern respelling of Eleanor13 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ellee. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
- Elleshe; a form of Eleanor or Ellen828 in the US (2017)
- Ellenbright, shining; form of Helen383 in the US (2017)
- Elleybright torch; a form of Eleanor9 in the US (2017)
- Elleenall; a form of Ella5 in the US (2017)
- Elleneall; a form of Ella5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ellee
Names that are said the same way as Ellee, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Ellee, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Ellee
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