Entry № 1600 · Greek origin

Effie Effie — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ EF-ee /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Well-spoken, fair fame"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Greek)

The meaning

A name that means "well-spoken, fair fame".

Effie is the Scottish and English diminutive of Euphemia — from the Greek eu (good) and phēmē (speech, fame) — meaning "well-spoken" or "fair fame."

Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games brought the name to a new generation. Effie Brown (American film producer) and Effie Gray (the Victorian-era figure painted by Millais) are notable bearers.

Fair fame. The diminutive of Euphemia.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Εὐφημία

Transliteration: Euphēmía
Pronunciation: / ˈɛf.i /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Effie stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Effie · last year

142 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Effies before her.

Real people

Effie Gray

Wife of John Ruskin then John Millais.

1828 – 1897

In fiction

Effie Trinket

Character in The Hunger Games.

2008 novel

Names connected to Effie.

Numerology

The number behind Effie.

The Seeker

Effie reduces to seven — the number of small bright fame.

Parents on Effie

Why families chose this name.

"Euphemia is the formal name. Effie is what we say. The Greek was beautiful, the short form everyday."

Eleni · Mother of one · Edinburgh