Ellie \e(l)-lie\ as a girl's name is a variant of Alice (Old German), Elaine (Greek), Eleanor (Greek), Ella (Old German), Ellen (Greek), Eloise (Old German) and Helen (Greek), and the meaning of Ellie is "noble, exalted; sun ray, shining light; other, foreign; famous warrior". See also Eilidh.

The baby name Ellie sounds like Allie, Elli, Elle, Ellia, Ellee and Ollie. Other similar baby names are Elfie, Ellin, Elsie, Ellse, Ellke, Ellice and Elvie.