The baby name Ellee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EL-ee (IPA: /ˈɛli/).
Ellee is English in Origin.
The baby name Ellee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EL-ee (IPA: /ˈɛli/).
Ellee is English in Origin.
Ellee is a modern respelling of Ellie, an English diminutive for a cluster of female names: Eleanor, Ellen/Helena, Elizabeth, Elaine, Eloise, and sometimes Ella. Its roots span Greek Helene (torch, light); Hebrew Elisheva (my God is an oath); and the Occitan/Old French Eleanor tradition (etymology debated, popularized by Eleanor of Aquitaine). The pet-form ending -ie became standard in Britain; the -ee spelling signals contemporary style.
As an independent given name, Ellie appears in 18th-19th-century records and surged in the late 20th/early 21st century across the English-speaking world; Ellee remains rare but recognizable. Variants and related forms include Ellie, Elle, Elly/Elli, Elyse/Elise, Eliza, Ella, Elena, Ellen, Eleanor, and Eloise. Meanings linked to Ellee reflect its sources: light/torch/bright one or God is my oath.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| Canada | Girls | 2020 | #279 | 5 | 2,919 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #867 | 50 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Ellee is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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