Effie

/ EF-ee /
girlvintageclassicgreekpetname

“well-spoken” — Greek

—2024 rank
1919peak year
44,085babies named Effie since 1880
▲ +22%5-year trend

Effie popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 191918801920196020002024

What does Effie mean?

Pet form of Euphemia, from Greek eu, 'good', and pheme, 'speech'. Beloved in Victorian Britain.

OriginGreek
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic

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