Ellie
#24 for girls in 2025, 6,176 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to girls 98.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 6,317 births
- Debut · girls
- 17 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 105,677since 1880
Ellie 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 | #24 | 6,176 | — | |
| 2024 | #21 | 6,317 | #12,349 | 5 |
| 2023 | #27 | 5,972 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #33 | 5,787 | #8,990 | 8 |
| 2021 | #30 | 5,867 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #29 | 5,606 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #35 | 5,433 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #36 | 5,223 | #7,617 | 10 |
| 2017 | #44 | 5,020 | #9,696 | 7 |
| 2016 | #43 | 5,074 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #48 | 4,873 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #55 | 4,487 | #6,632 | 12 |
| 2013 | #74 | 3,766 | — | |
| 2012 | #85 | 3,388 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #97 | 3,064 | — | |
| 2010 | #104 | 2,912 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #145 | 2,234 | — | |
| 2008 | #167 | 1,996 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #175 | 2,010 | — | |
| 2006 | #175 | 1,996 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #184 | 1,890 | — | |
| 2004 | #189 | 1,817 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #187 | 1,728 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #200 | 1,619 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #339 | 906 | — | |
| 2000 | #360 | 829 | — | |
| 1999 | #394 | 708 | — | |
| 1998 | #437 | 603 | — | |
| 1997 | #545 | 432 | — | |
| 1996 | #611 | 374 | — | |
| 1995 | #617 | 359 | — | |
| 1994 | #802 | 252 | — | |
| 1993 | #795 | 255 | — | |
| 1992 | #852 | 234 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,071 | 169 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,036 | 173 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #1,239 | 128 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,491 | 91 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #1,486 | 87 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,910 | 58 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,172 | 48 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,866 | 57 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #1,565 | 71 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #1,621 | 71 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,490 | 81 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,552 | 75 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,471 | 81 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,781 | 57 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,717 | 60 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,499 | 69 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,459 | 70 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #1,688 | 54 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,647 | 55 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #1,804 | 47 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,477 | 30 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,931 | 44 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #1,648 | 53 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,776 | 44 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,821 | 41 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1965 | #1,421 | 60 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #1,419 | 63 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,262 | 76 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #1,359 | 66 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #1,435 | 60 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1960 | #1,280 | 74 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,306 | 67 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,379 | 59 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #1,458 | 53 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,378 | 57 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #1,275 | 62 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #1,409 | 51 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #1,261 | 59 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #1,402 | 48 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #1,434 | 43 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #1,396 | 43 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #1,512 | 37 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #1,386 | 44 | #2,115 | 13 |
| 1947 | #1,438 | 42 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #1,290 | 45 | #1,642 | 19 |
| 1945 | #1,232 | 42 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #1,455 | 31 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1943 | #1,367 | 36 | #1,577 | 20 |
| 1942 | #1,367 | 35 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #1,101 | 45 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,186 | 38 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #1,179 | 38 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #1,159 | 39 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #1,018 | 48 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #1,022 | 46 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #1,039 | 44 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #1,005 | 47 | #1,725 | 17 |
| 1933 | #1,024 | 46 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1932 | #1,213 | 35 | #1,651 | 19 |
| 1931 | #1,074 | 43 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #993 | 55 | #1,428 | 26 |
| 1929 | #981 | 54 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #994 | 56 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #917 | 66 | #1,436 | 27 |
| 1926 | #879 | 71 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #773 | 91 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1924 | #797 | 87 | #1,492 | 26 |
| 1923 | #800 | 82 | #1,460 | 26 |
| 1922 | #760 | 93 | #1,396 | 28 |
| 1921 | #797 | 84 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #791 | 83 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #743 | 89 | #1,386 | 27 |
| 1918 | #642 | 123 | #1,446 | 25 |
| 1917 | #757 | 84 | #1,587 | 21 |
| 1916 | #744 | 83 | #1,374 | 25 |
| 1915 | #700 | 90 | #1,241 | 28 |
| 1914 | #690 | 70 | #1,221 | 23 |
| 1913 | #567 | 81 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1912 | #615 | 64 | #1,353 | 13 |
| 1911 | #624 | 47 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #584 | 50 | #981 | 11 |
| 1909 | #638 | 38 | #756 | 14 |
| 1908 | #479 | 56 | #825 | 11 |
| 1907 | #475 | 56 | #930 | 9 |
| 1906 | #477 | 51 | #752 | 11 |
| 1905 | #458 | 54 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1904 | #438 | 54 | — | |
| 1903 | #461 | 48 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #434 | 51 | #687 | 11 |
| 1901 | #380 | 60 | — | |
| 1900 | #417 | 65 | #785 | 11 |
| 1899 | #421 | 48 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #422 | 53 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #440 | 44 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #392 | 52 | #778 | 9 |
| 1895 | #480 | 37 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | #386 | 53 | — | |
| 1893 | #391 | 47 | #768 | 8 |
| 1892 | #413 | 41 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | #401 | 38 | #524 | 12 |
| 1890 | #400 | 40 | — | |
| 1889 | #416 | 34 | — | |
| 1888 | #374 | 41 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #344 | 39 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #365 | 34 | #647 | 9 |
| 1885 | #413 | 25 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #377 | 28 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #375 | 24 | #720 | 7 |
| 1882 | #290 | 37 | — | |
| 1881 | #301 | 27 | — | |
| 1880 | #403 | 17 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ellie was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 17 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 18 girls a year got the name.
Where Ellie is popular in 1891
The SSA only publishes names by state from 1910 on.
See more about Ellie
- 3 spots since 2024 (#21 → #24)
- 5 spots since 2020 (#29 → #24)
- 24 spots since 2015 (#48 → #24)
- Biggest jump: 219 spots in 1992 (#1,071 → #852)
- Biggest drop: 159 spots in 1909 (#479 → #638)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #21 (6,317 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1880–1930
- Highest: 1 in 256 girls born in 2024 were named Ellie (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 260 girls born in 2025 (0.38%)
- 40.9% of all girls named Ellie (43,240) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #290 (1882) → #2,477 (1971) → #21 (2024)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 306 | #290 (1882) | #366 |
| 1890s | 453 | #386 (1894) | #415 |
| 1900s | 533 | #380 (1901) | #466 |
| 1910s | 781 | #567 (1913) | #667 |
| 1920s | 767 | #760 (1922) | #849 |
| 1930s | 441 | #993 (1930) | #1,073 |
| 1940s | 395 | #1,101 (1941) | #1,333 |
| 1950s | 542 | #1,261 (1953) | #1,370 |
| 1960s | 576 | #1,262 (1963) | #1,525 |
| 1970s | 567 | #1,459 (1975) | #1,747 |
| 1980s | 767 | #1,239 (1989) | #1,639 |
| 1990s | 3,559 | #394 (1999) | #716 |
| 2000s | 17,025 | #145 (2009) | #212 |
| 2010s | 43,240 | #35 (2019) | #62 |
| 2020s | 35,725 | #21 (2024) | #27 |
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.
Ellie in 1891
Top girls' names in 1891
Top boys' names in 1891
More about 1891
girls
185,482 girls got a published name in 1891; 1 in 4,881 of them was named Ellie, which outranked 73.8% of the 1,533 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
101,191 boys got a published name in 1891; 1 in 8,433 of them was named Ellie, which outranked 53.5% of the 1,127 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 37.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).