Is Ellie now dated?

[Twickerhun]

Is Ellie now dated? If so when did it pass? Sorry if that’s poor English - not my first language

I know a lot of Ellies that we're born in the 90s. None that were born recently. I don't know whether that helps.

I think it is, yes. Eleanor is lovely.

Agree with PP lots of Ellie's in their 20s now. I know a few younger Ellie's which are all Ellie-May😬

Elisha, Elissia or just Ellie/Elly seems to be more usual now. Eleanor is nice, but you would have to push Nora as a nn or you'd likely have an Ellie anyway

I know lots of Ellies aged between 3 and 17 years old so don't thinks its necessarily dated but very common.

Yes! It was super fashionable about 10-15 years ago and I know lots and lots of teenage Ellies.

It feels 'dated' and overused.

I know two Ellie's who are under 5. It has been popular for 20 years, but not dated IMO.

I know of two toddler Eleanors (one of which is nicknamed Ellie), but no 'just' Ellies. I'm in my 20s and had 10 in my school year (some were Elle, Eloise, Eleanor, Ellen, Elly, etc rather than Ellie but all had the nn). It doesn't feel too dated to me actually (yet), despite what I previously mentioned.

I'd say no.

As in not dated. Lovely nn or diminutive

I think Eleanor is a safe bet. It's lovely on its own and can be shortened to Ellie, Ella, Elle or Nora... maybe even Anna.... depending on what suits.

I think Eleanor is a lovely name.

It is my name, I’m almost 30. When I was born it was not common at all, I was the only one in my school in fact. Now it seems to be super common, there are lots of Ellie’s in my DC’s classes. Usually Ellie-Mae tbf.

I also think Eleanor is lovely, handmaid's tale has made me realise my love for the name. Ellie might be dated as an actual name, but you can always use it as a nickname

Love Eleanor then could be Elle, Ella or Ellie. My preference would be Ella

Yes, it’s dated, and it’s also become very popular and now a bit twee. The Ellies I know were born in the 90s, so they are 20-plus now. It’s definitely been and gone in my bit of the UK.

Yes, it peaked in 2003/4 at #2 in the charts and has now fallen to #50 in the most recent stats from 2017.

Yes , and it’s always been awful- smelly Ellie.
Eleanor is lovely.

Not dated I don’t think, just massively overused

As a name by itself, yes a bit dated, but as a nickname, fine.

I know an Eleanor, Elodie, Ella and Eloise who are sometimes also called Ellie, but they have the more classic name for being a grown up.

My Ellie is 26. She's actually an Eleanor but doesn't like it. There were no Ellie's back then! Her friends at high school didn't know her real name was Eleanor until the exam results went up on the board in Y9!

I named her after my gran. In fact all my 'grans' on my mum's side, right back to my great great great gran (in the 1800s) were all called Eleanor and then known by their middle names. It was my gran who 'broke' the tradition with my mum's name, I thought it would be nice to give a nod to it.

I think it been taken over by Evie (incredibly popular in last few years) and Ella. It still sounds very current as it's so in line with current mass population trends- short vowel heavy names ending in 'ie' and containing an 'l'. It literally ticks every box.

Very. Ellie, Ella is very early 2000s.

@Twickerhun what about Ellen?

Ellen is nice and understated