Name meaning & stats
Elle
Elle means “light (debated)”. 19,247 US babies since 1940, peak 2019.
What it means
“light (debated)”
Pet form of Eleanor
In US birth records
Peak year: 2019
19,247 US babies were named Elle between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Elle (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 93% of the family
- Elle 93%
- Ellee 7%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2019)