Elle has been given to about 19,247 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.
Elle ranks 461st among American girls in 2025, with 668 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 890 babies were given the name, ranking 355th. The typical living American called Elle is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.