The name Ellie is commonly used as a diminutive of names that start with El, such as Eleanor, Eloise, Ella, Elizabeth, Eliana or Elliana. Therefore, it can have a wide variety of meanings depending on its origin name. It was popular in the United States in the early 1900s before falling outside of the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 in 1931. Ellie returned to the list in 1992 and has now been a top-100 girl's name every year since 2011. It's the name journalist Katie Couric calls her daughter, who was born Elinor Tully Monahan, and was also popularized by singer Ellie Goulding.
