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Effie

Pronounced /ˈɛfi/

Rank in 2024
#2,515
Born in 2024
71
Peak year
1919 · #201
Origin
Not recorded

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 71 girls were named Effie, about 1 in every 22,721.
  • It peaked in 1919 with 929 babies, ranked #201.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 44,171 girls have been named Effie since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Effie per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0.9
    Greatest
  2. 0.3
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 18,923 babies, 0.92 per 1,000. Silent: 6,356 babies, 0.31 per 1,000. Boomers: 2,790 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Gen X: 989 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 380 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 377 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 793 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Euphemia +‎ -ie, or, very rarely, from modern Greek Eftychia or Euthemia (diminutive form). ==== Proper noun ==== Effie A diminutive of the female given name Euphemia, also used as a formal given name in the 19th century. An unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. A city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. An unincorporated community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.

  • A diminutive of the female given name Euphemia, also used as a formal given name in the 19th century.
Origin
Not recorded
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