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Ellesse

Gender
Girl
Say it
eh-LESS
Origin
Modern

Ellesse is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Ellesse mean?

Modern: modern coinage; also the name of an Italian sportswear brand

Also the name of an Italian sportswear brand founded in 1959.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Ellesse a girl's or a boy's name?

Ellesse is a girls' name.

How popular is Ellesse in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 43 girls.

Half of all the girls named Ellesse in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 43 in 19982019
Ellesse in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20194#4,904
20183#5,896
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20134#4,953
20124#5,058
20114#4,980
20105#4,220
20096#3,603
20083#5,772
20077#3,060
200613#1,860
200515#1,608
200412#1,812
200322#1,125
200226#962
200132#819
200032#792
199937#704
199843#648
199732#797
199632#778

Names like Ellesse

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Names related to Ellesse

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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, “Ellesse: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ellesse, updated 20 October 2026.