Ellen
#1,062 for girls in 2025, 230 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #7,638
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1946 · 5,237 births
- Debut · girls
- 411 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 77 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 275,284since 1880
Ellen over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,062 | 230 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,025 | 246 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,051 | 239 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,018 | 255 | — | |
| 2021 | #920 | 289 | — | |
| 2020 | #808 | 336 | — | |
| 2019 | #797 | 347 | — | |
| 2018 | #765 | 356 | — | |
| 2017 | #735 | 385 | — | |
| 2016 | #651 | 450 | — | |
| 2015 | #701 | 406 | — | |
| 2014 | #657 | 435 | — | |
| 2013 | #700 | 403 | — | |
| 2012 | #742 | 374 | — | |
| 2011 | #696 | 401 | — | |
| 2010 | #674 | 430 | — | |
| 2009 | #698 | 416 | — | |
| 2008 | #669 | 459 | — | |
| 2007 | #583 | 514 | — | |
| 2006 | #544 | 545 | — | |
| 2005 | #555 | 517 | — | |
| 2004 | #495 | 595 | — | |
| 2003 | #449 | 668 | — | |
| 2002 | #476 | 590 | — | |
| 2001 | #455 | 609 | — | |
| 2000 | #449 | 632 | — | |
| 1999 | #413 | 675 | — | |
| 1998 | #426 | 622 | — | |
| 1997 | #345 | 812 | — | |
| 1996 | #244 | 1,156 | — | |
| 1995 | #214 | 1,311 | — | |
| 1994 | #217 | 1,322 | — | |
| 1993 | #216 | 1,305 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #217 | 1,335 | — | |
| 1991 | #209 | 1,430 | — | |
| 1990 | #210 | 1,378 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #202 | 1,316 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #219 | 1,187 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #240 | 1,079 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #265 | 969 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #290 | 854 | — | |
| 1984 | #263 | 930 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #246 | 953 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #250 | 1,007 | — | |
| 1981 | #257 | 958 | — | |
| 1980 | #260 | 988 | — | |
| 1979 | #255 | 943 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #241 | 1,012 | — | |
| 1977 | #244 | 1,018 | — | |
| 1976 | #251 | 941 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #237 | 1,021 | — | |
| 1974 | #234 | 1,088 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #241 | 1,073 | — | |
| 1972 | #234 | 1,176 | — | |
| 1971 | #218 | 1,392 | — | |
| 1970 | #188 | 1,758 | — | |
| 1969 | #169 | 1,895 | — | |
| 1968 | #156 | 2,102 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #138 | 2,524 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #130 | 2,806 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #117 | 3,251 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #119 | 3,532 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #112 | 3,943 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #109 | 4,113 | #2,117 | 15 |
| 1961 | #97 | 4,844 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #94 | 5,136 | #2,315 | 13 |
| 1959 | #91 | 5,396 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1958 | #93 | 5,156 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | #85 | 5,589 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #84 | 5,432 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #81 | 5,471 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #77 | 5,457 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #76 | 5,537 | #2,099 | 14 |
| 1952 | #70 | 5,842 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #68 | 5,945 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #66 | 5,567 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #64 | 5,504 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #67 | 5,289 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #61 | 5,856 | #1,696 | 20 |
| 1946 | #58 | 5,237 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #61 | 4,189 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #63 | 3,998 | #1,738 | 16 |
| 1943 | #67 | 4,152 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #64 | 4,197 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | #67 | 3,664 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | #74 | 3,318 | #2,081 | 12 |
| 1939 | #80 | 3,005 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #89 | 2,805 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #102 | 2,499 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #99 | 2,398 | #1,872 | 14 |
| 1935 | #95 | 2,434 | #2,246 | 11 |
| 1934 | #95 | 2,455 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #104 | 2,201 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #104 | 2,370 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #99 | 2,450 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #100 | 2,522 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #97 | 2,567 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #98 | 2,682 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #93 | 2,867 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #100 | 2,768 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #101 | 2,794 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1924 | #99 | 2,949 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #103 | 2,671 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #95 | 2,953 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #95 | 3,064 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #92 | 3,076 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #92 | 2,929 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #92 | 3,030 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #90 | 2,855 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #87 | 2,838 | — | |
| 1915 | #88 | 2,581 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #86 | 2,039 | — | |
| 1913 | #88 | 1,579 | — | |
| 1912 | #86 | 1,449 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #84 | 1,162 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #88 | 1,038 | — | |
| 1909 | #86 | 960 | — | |
| 1908 | #92 | 848 | — | |
| 1907 | #89 | 855 | — | |
| 1906 | #80 | 898 | — | |
| 1905 | #81 | 845 | — | |
| 1904 | #84 | 774 | — | |
| 1903 | #85 | 773 | — | |
| 1902 | #83 | 753 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #82 | 711 | — | |
| 1900 | #82 | 922 | — | |
| 1899 | #81 | 708 | — | |
| 1898 | #81 | 786 | — | |
| 1897 | #77 | 733 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #73 | 811 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #75 | 746 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #72 | 759 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #69 | 798 | — | |
| 1892 | #69 | 760 | — | |
| 1891 | #69 | 675 | — | |
| 1890 | #70 | 659 | — | |
| 1889 | #68 | 653 | — | |
| 1888 | #68 | 691 | — | |
| 1887 | #66 | 579 | — | |
| 1886 | #70 | 551 | — | |
| 1885 | #64 | 555 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #59 | 597 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | #62 | 500 | — | |
| 1882 | #64 | 452 | — | |
| 1881 | #65 | 413 | — | |
| 1880 | #61 | 411 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ellen was already there! It came in at #61, and was given to 411 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 340 girls a year got the name.
Where Ellen is popular in 1953
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New York#28 · 1 in 142
- Massachusetts#36 · 1 in 128
- Connecticut#39 · 1 in 173
- New Jersey#39 · 1 in 180
- New Hampshire#47 · 1 in 174
Best ever in a state: #18 in Idaho, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #28 | 1,086 | 1 in 142 |
| Massachusetts | #36 | 377 | 1 in 128 |
| Connecticut | #39 | 120 | 1 in 173 |
| New Jersey | #39 | 277 | 1 in 180 |
| New Hampshire | #47 | 28 | 1 in 174 |
| Wisconsin | #47 | 173 | 1 in 231 |
| District of Columbia | #49 | 66 | 1 in 196 |
| Maine | #51 | 46 | 1 in 201 |
| Vermont | #58 | 17 | 1 in 212 |
| Rhode Island | #65 | 29 | 1 in 286 |
| Pennsylvania | #66 | 378 | 1 in 293 |
| Illinois | #67 | 305 | 1 in 310 |
| Maryland | #69 | 94 | 1 in 285 |
| Colorado | #71 | 55 | 1 in 304 |
| Virginia | #76 | 123 | 1 in 321 |
| West Virginia | #76 | 63 | 1 in 330 |
| North Carolina | #80 | 136 | 1 in 377 |
| Iowa | #81 | 74 | 1 in 379 |
| Ohio | #83 | 261 | 1 in 369 |
| Missouri | #90 | 98 | 1 in 428 |
| North Dakota | #91 | 18 | 1 in 385 |
| Hawaii | #92 | 18 | 1 in 331 |
| Alaska | #93 | 7 | 1 in 326 |
| Delaware | #93 | 9 | 1 in 405 |
| Michigan | #93 | 209 | 1 in 397 |
| Nebraska | #93 | 33 | 1 in 421 |
| New Mexico | #98 | 28 | 1 in 368 |
| Oregon | #98 | 39 | 1 in 426 |
| Indiana | #99 | 97 | 1 in 485 |
| Kentucky | #103 | 59 | 1 in 558 |
| Arkansas | #104 | 36 | 1 in 540 |
| Florida | #104 | 72 | 1 in 496 |
| Washington | #104 | 64 | 1 in 429 |
| Idaho | #106 | 16 | 1 in 393 |
| Louisiana | #106 | 74 | 1 in 501 |
| Oklahoma | #107 | 43 | 1 in 513 |
| Arizona | #108 | 27 | 1 in 413 |
| California | #111 | 301 | 1 in 461 |
| Kansas | #113 | 40 | 1 in 535 |
| Utah | #116 | 21 | 1 in 467 |
| Georgia | #120 | 78 | 1 in 571 |
| Mississippi | #126 | 51 | 1 in 546 |
| Tennessee | #127 | 54 | 1 in 700 |
| Montana | #128 | 11 | 1 in 577 |
| Minnesota | #129 | 55 | 1 in 643 |
| South Carolina | #131 | 49 | 1 in 589 |
| Texas | #142 | 157 | 1 in 706 |
| Alabama | #149 | 48 | 1 in 757 |
| South Dakota | #163 | 9 | 1 in 820 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ellen
- 37 spots since 2024 (#1,025 → #1,062)
- 254 spots since 2020 (#808 → #1,062)
- 361 spots since 2015 (#701 → #1,062)
- Biggest jump: 50 spots in 2016 (#701 → #651)
- Biggest drop: 112 spots in 2021 (#808 → #920)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1946 at #58 (5,237 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 77 yrs · run 1880–1922
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1880–2021
- Highest: 1 in 216 girls born in 1884 were named Ellen (0.46%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,988 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #58 in 1946, was only 1 in 300 (0.33%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.1% of all girls named Ellen (55,392) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,402 | #59 (1884) | #65 |
| 1890s | 7,435 | #69 (1893) | #74 |
| 1900s | 8,339 | #80 (1906) | #84 |
| 1910s | 21,500 | #84 (1911) | #88 |
| 1920s | 28,391 | #92 (1920) | #97 |
| 1930s | 25,139 | #80 (1939) | #97 |
| 1940s | 45,404 | #58 (1946) | #65 |
| 1950s | 55,392 | #66 (1950) | #79 |
| 1960s | 34,146 | #94 (1960) | #124 |
| 1970s | 11,422 | #188 (1970) | #234 |
| 1980s | 10,241 | #202 (1989) | #249 |
| 1990s | 11,346 | #209 (1991) | #271 |
| 2000s | 5,545 | #449 (2003) | #537 |
| 2010s | 3,987 | #651 (2016) | #712 |
| 2020s | 1,595 | #808 (2020) | #981 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ellen in 1953
Top girls' names in 1953
Top boys' names in 1953
More about 1953
girls
1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 340 of them was named Ellen, which outranked 98.8% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 140,879 of them was named Ellen, which outranked 51.6% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,038Vickie15
- #2,038Waylon15
- #2,038Willaim15
- #2,099Ellen14
- #2,099Albino14
- #2,099Alvan14
- #2,099Ansel14
- #2,186Adonis13
- #2,186Aldon13
- #2,186Alexandro13
Tied with 86 names at #2,099; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.