Effy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EF-ee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #899 for girls
Effy is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “well-spoken”. In 2025 it ranked 899th for girls in the UK (42 babies).
What does Effy mean?
Greek: spelling of Effie, a pet form of Euphemia
“well-spoken”
A spelling of Effie, a pet form of Euphemia.
Is Effy a girl's or a boy's name?
Effy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 42 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Effy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #899among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 6,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 42 girls in the UK were named Effy, making it the 899th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,213th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 47 girls.
Half of all the girls named Effy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 297 girls in the UK were given Effy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #202, up from #899 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 845th in England and Wales.
Effy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #899 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,143 |
| 2023 | 47 | #827 |
| 2022 | 33 | #1,091 |
| 2021 | 45 | #860 |
| 2020 | 29 | #1,213 |
| 2019 | 34 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
Names like Effy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ivy Nancy Penny Margot Elsie Esme Dorothy Cora Poppy Dolly Iris Thea
Other spellings of Effy
Effie Effi
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Effy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/effy, updated 20 October 2026.