Effie
Girl name · #2239 in 2025 · Very rare
Effie ranks #2239 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 82 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3092, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,951 girls born in 2025 was named Effie.
Babies named Effie per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Effie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 406 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1919, when 929 girls were named Effie — good for #201 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Effie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Effie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Effie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Effie is most common
State-level data for Effie is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Effie
Statistically, parents drawn to Effie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Essie, Ollie, Lizzie, Mable, and Minnie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Effie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | #2239 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2462 |
| 2023 | 91 | #2107 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2463 |
| 2021 | 83 | #2233 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2682 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2856 |
| 2018 | 77 | #2361 |
| 2017 | 68 | #2573 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2594 |
| 2015 | 54 | #3092 |
| 2014 | 50 | #3226 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3988 |
| 2011 | 42 | #3659 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4974 |
| 2009 | 33 | #4482 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5013 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5526 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5709 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5266 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7077 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6299 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6392 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Effie a popular girl name?
Effie ranked #2239 among girls in 2025 with 82 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3092.
When was the name Effie most popular?
Effie peaked in 1919, when 929 American girls received the name (ranked #201 that year). Since 1919 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Effie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,951 newborn American girls was named Effie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.