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I actually think Ellie works fine as a full name, though I prefer it as a nickname.

Is it okay? Yes. Do I like it? No.

As a full name I'd prefer it to be spelled Elli, like the character from Norse mythology. That makes more sense to me than Ellie. Normally I don't go for names ending in i, but for some reason Elli works. Go figure!

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I would have hated to be an Ellie with no full name, growing up. I'll just say that. It's a bit simplistic and infantile for me, personally.

I prefer it as a nickname but it’s fine as a stand alone name as well. I have a friend named Ellie— short for Eliana.

In the UK it was the second most popular name for girls in 2002.

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I've met do many Ellie's and for many of them it is their full name.

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I do think it's boring. Eleanor or Elizabeth "Ellie" are still boring but she will have other options (Nora, Lizzy etc) just in case she doesn't like Ellie.

I think it can be a standalone name, but it has more substance as a diminutive.

It's fine as somebody's name, but it's too boring for me to really LIKE it as one.
I think it'd be a neat nickname for someone with initials L.E.

It’s okay. I’d prefer it to be a nickname, but it can stand alone. I have known people who’ve been named Ellie and it wasn’t short for anything.

Elly is my grandmother’s name, short for Elizabeth. I knew another, also elderly, woman named Elly and in a way she had similarities with my grandmother. Despite their name (which I think is cute, but maybe a bit silly) both women where strong, had a great sense of humour and loved their family and nature. For me, Elly/Ellie on its own is too cutesy and unfinished. I think she needs a longer former name to fall back on.

For me, it's forever associated with the blonde character Elly May Clampett on the TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies". She was a Southern hick, not very bright, naive and tomboyish. It's too cutesy for a standalone name for my comfort level. I prefer it as a nickname for Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena, Eliana etc...

I don't like it or Elle, both nicknames to me

No, it’s childish and pure nickname.

I see it as more of a nickname.

I have a soft spot for this name. I think it can stand on its own - it sounds more mature than Dolly or Dotty, and those were full names at one point. I think anything could be standalone, even if its cutesy. A lot of vintage names for women were just diminutives like Dotty, Dolly, Molly, Sally or Betty. One day Ellie might be seen the same way. I look forward to finding out if Ellie will become a "grandma" name.