Bright, shining one; or God is my light
Ellee is a modern phonetic spelling variant of Ellie. It typically serves as a diminutive of names starting with El-, such as Eleanor (Greek for 'bright') or Elizabeth (Hebrew for 'pledged to God').
Less common today
Ellee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,205 in 2013.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).