Elly
Elly is a female given name: 98% of people named Elly are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
Elly · Ellý
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Netherlands, United States, Denmark
- Also spelled
- Ellý
- US births since 1880
- 10 male / 3,554 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Elly
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elly," in English, "Guten Tag Elly," in German. Elly is a female given name: about 98% of people named Elly are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Elly,
German
Guten Tag Elly,
French
Bonjour Elly,
Spanish
Estimado/a Elly:
Chinese
Elly您好：
Japanese
Elly様
English
Hi Elly,
German
Hi Elly,
French
Salut Elly,
Spanish
Hola Elly,
Chinese
Elly你好：
Japanese
Ellyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
10 male · 3,554 female · 3,564 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Elly a male or female name?
Elly is a female given name: 98% of people named Elly are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Elly in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elly," in English, "Guten Tag Elly," in German. Elly is a female given name: about 98% of people named Elly are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Elly a unisex name?
Elly is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Elly are men. Elly leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Elly a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elly (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_elly,
title = {Is Elly a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elly},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}