Elle

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Elle: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Elle: Recorded since 1993, it reached #89 in 2003, and it stood at #189 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
114times a registrar ranked it
33years from first to last
#89highest recorded position
19groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#178
1997	#140
1998	#124
1999	#116
2000	#105
2001	#101
2002	#93
2003	#117
2004	#142
2005	#177
2006	#221
2007	#266
2008	#341
2009	#447
2010	#430
2011	#489
2012	#701
2013	#626
2014	#763
2015	#625
2016	#693
2017	#785
2018	#507
2019	#506
2020	#408
2021	#478
2022	#472
2023	#451
2024	#583

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 29 of the 33 years from 1993 to 2025.

In 2025: #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #342 among girls in Norway.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1993–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1993
First recorded at #628 among girls in Norway in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #89 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #342 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Elle appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Girls, which has ranked it in 29 years beginning in 1993, and has registered 246 births with the name.

Elle across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Elle's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Girls	#628 (1993)	#250 (2021)	#342 (2025)	29 of 33	246 (1993–2025)	15 (2021)
England and Wales · Girls	#178 (1996)	#93 (2002)	#583 (2024)	29 of 29	5,655 (1996–2024)	502 (2002)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#425 (1998)	#160 (2005)	#189 (2025)	28 of 28	427 (1998–2025)	28 (2005)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#261 (1998)	#89 (2003)	#253 (2024)	27 of 27	238 (1998–2024)	23 (2003)

Elle by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Elle in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	1,376	4 of 10	344
2000sbusiest	3,143	10 of 10	314
2010s	701	10 of 10	70
2020s	435	5 of 10	87

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 314 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Elle appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1993 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #89 in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Elle's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#583	67	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#451	88	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#472	88	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#478	88	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#408	104	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#506	81	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#507	84	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#785	50	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#693	59	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#625	66	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#763	51	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#626	65	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#701	59	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#489	87	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#430	99	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#447	93	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#341	132	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#266	181	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#221	220	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#177	286	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#142	365	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#117	417	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#93	502	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#101	485	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#105	462	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#116	426	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#124	370	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#140	330	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#178	250	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#253	6	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#237	7	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#243	7	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#298	5	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#192	9	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#243	7	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#313	5	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#263	6	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#353	4	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#269	6	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#365	4	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#370	4	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#268	7	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#189	10	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#324	5	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#309	5	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#157	13	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#125	17	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#114	18	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#114	17	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#139	13	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#89	23	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#112	17	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#206	7	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#184	8	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#344	3	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#261	5	High	Verified
2025	Norway	female	#342	10	High	Verified
2024	Norway	female	#266	15	High	Verified
2023	Norway	female	#292	13	High	Verified
2022	Norway	female	#441	5	High	Verified
2021	Norway	female	#250	15	High	Verified
2020	Norway	female	#374	8	High	Verified
2019	Norway	female	#313	12	High	Verified
2018	Norway	female	#352	11	High	Verified
2017	Norway	female	#373	10	High	Verified
2016	Norway	female	#453	7	High	Verified
2015	Norway	female	#366	11	High	Verified
2014	Norway	female	#478	6	High	Verified
2013	Norway	female	#360	12	High	Verified
2012	Norway	female	#356	12	High	Verified
2011	Norway	female	#438	8	High	Verified
2010	Norway	female	#404	10	High	Verified
2009	Norway	female	#453	8	High	Verified
2008	Norway	female	#354	12	High	Verified
2007	Norway	female	#401	10	High	Verified
2006	Norway	female	#436	8	High	Verified
2005	Norway	female	#538	5	High	Verified
2003	Norway	female	#451	7	High	Verified
2001	Norway	female	#526	5	High	Verified
2000	Norway	female	#590	4	High	Verified
1999	Norway	female	#503	6	High	Verified
1998	Norway	female	#608	4	High	Verified
1996	Norway	female	#629	4	High	Verified
1994	Norway	female	#624	4	High	Verified
1993	Norway	female	#628	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#189	23	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#243	17	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#190	24	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#214	21	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#177	27	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#375	10	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#247	19	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#235	20	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#324	13	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#390	11	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#462	9	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#427	10	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#459	9	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#510	8	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#359	13	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#395	12	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#314	15	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#311	16	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#286	16	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#247	17	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#160	28	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#189	21	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#200	19	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#189	20	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#266	12	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#303	9	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#439	4	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#425	4	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#260	14	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1993 and 2025, ranked in 32 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #89, first reached in 2003.

It held a top-100 place in 2 years, 2 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 502 births, registered in England and Wales in 2002.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 31 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Ellana · #1628, 27y
Ellarose · #2313, 15y
Ellen · #15, 81y
Ellena · #312, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Talia · #89, 30y
Damon · #88, 37y
Enzo · #88, 30y
Hope · #88, 33y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Eireann · #89, 30y
Olai · #89, 32y
Talia · #89, 30y
Breanna · #88, 29y

Elle was ranked #89 in Northern Ireland · Girls in 2003. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Elle and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Elle without appearing here.

Elle moved ahead of

Lisa Compare
In 2017 they stood at #785 and #764 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #507 and #1083.
Donna Compare
In 2012 they stood at #510 and #510 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2013 that had become #459 and #894.
Gemma Compare
In 2012 they stood at #701 and #580 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #626 and #982.
Ingrid Compare
In 2000 they stood at #425 and #425 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2001 that had become #266 and #606.

Moved ahead of Elle

Harper Compare
In 2011 they stood at #489 and #858 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #701 and #284.
Aria Compare
In 2011 they stood at #489 and #615 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #701 and #294.
Mila Compare
In 2010 they stood at #430 and #616 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #489 and #261.
Maisie Compare
In 2008 they stood at #157 and #171 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2009 that had become #309 and #104.

Moved the opposite way to Elle

Alexandra Compare
Between 1993 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Elle went from #628 to #342 while Alexandra went from #129 to #212.
Andrea Compare
Between 1993 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Elle went from #628 to #342 while Andrea went from #20 to #98.
Anita Compare
Between 1993 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Elle went from #628 to #342 while Anita went from #103 to #459.
Anna Compare
Between 1993 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Elle went from #628 to #342 while Anna went from #15 to #23.

Moved the same way as Elle

Ada Compare
Between 1993 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Elle went from #628 to #342 and Ada from #240 to #18.
Alma Compare
Between 1993 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Elle went from #628 to #342 and Alma from #520 to #8.
Amalie Compare
Between 1993 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Elle went from #628 to #342 and Amalie from #63 to #25.
Åse Compare
Between 1993 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Elle went from #628 to #342 and Åse from #239 to #93.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1993 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #89 in Northern Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Elle

Elle at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Elle across 4 official records

Elle by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Elle appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Elle

Elle and the names beside it

Elle moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Elle

Moved the opposite way to Elle

Moved the same way as Elle

Elle at a glance

Elle across 4 official records

Elle by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Elle appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Elle

Elle and the names beside it

Elle moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Elle

Moved the opposite way to Elle

Moved the same way as Elle