Girl

Effie

EF-ee

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Scottish diminutive of Euphemia (Greek 'eupheme' meaning well-spoken), vintage name famously used by Collins and Disney.”

Popularity Over Time

Effie US popularity rank over timeRank 7287 in 2004 to rank 89 in 1900. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#89#3688#72871900192019401960198020002024

Effie is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekScottish

Syllables

2

Style

VintagePlayfulSoftClassicBold

Famous Bearers

  • Effie from The Hunger Games
  • Euphemia Grey Ruskin (historical)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Scottish origin with literary fame

People Also Ask

Scottish diminutive of Euphemia (Greek 'eupheme' meaning well-spoken), vintage name famously used by Collins and Disney.

Effie is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Effie works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Effie include Beatrix, Birdie, Imogen, Tilly, Roscoe.