girl · sami and scandinavian
Elle
say it el-leh
What Elle means
- Sami and Scandinavian Sami form of Helena or Elen: light debated Greek myth and Christian saint: Helen of Troy; Saint Helena, mother of Constantine
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 213 in Australia (2024)
- no. 219 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 227 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 251 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 272 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 350 in Norway (2020)
- no. 405 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 441 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Clara Ellie Elena Lucy Lena Eleanor Ayla Phoebe Zara Helena Lucia Elina
Elle in stories
- Legally Blonde: Elle Woods, the sorority girl turned Harvard lawyer
- Stranger Things: El, the nickname of Eleven