Elly
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright one; a form of Eleanor.
Elly by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Elly. In the US, 144 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 190 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Eleanor
Like Elly, 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)
- Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
- Leonoralight, torch; a form of Eleanor71 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elleeshining light; a respelling of Ellie or Eleanor68 in the US (2017)
- Elanorshining light; a modern respelling of Eleanor13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonorbright light; a form of Eleanor28 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elly. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ellaall, completely; fairy maiden8,020 in the US (2017)
- Elleshe; a form of Eleanor or Ellen828 in the US (2017)
- Ellisun; a diminutive of Helen or Eleanor74 in the US (2017)
- Ellynbright light; a variant of Helen21 in the US (2017)
- Eilyradiant or shining; a form of Eileen19 in the US (2017)
- Elleybright torch; a form of Eleanor9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Elly
Names that are said the same way as Elly, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Elly, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Elly
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