Ellen

Given to 276,029 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −29% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1062

recorded as girls

37 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

230

girls 230

Peak year

1884

597 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

276,029

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Ellen was most popular in 1884, when 597 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 230 babies were named Ellen, ranking #1062 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 29%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	230	1062	<5	—
2024	246	1025	<5	—
2023	239	1051	<5	—
2022	255	1018	<5	—
2021	289	920	<5	—
2020	336	808	<5	—
2019	347	797	<5	—
2018	356	765	<5	—
2017	385	735	<5	—
2016	450	651	<5	—
2015	406	701	<5	—
2014	435	657	<5	—
2013	403	700	<5	—
2012	374	742	<5	—
2011	401	696	<5	—
2010	430	674	<5	—
2009	416	698	<5	—
2008	459	669	<5	—
2007	514	583	<5	—
2006	545	544	<5	—
2005	517	555	<5	—
2004	595	495	<5	—
2003	668	449	<5	—
2002	590	476	<5	—
2001	609	455	<5	—
2000	632	449	<5	—
1999	675	413	<5	—
1998	622	426	<5	—
1997	812	345	<5	—
1996	1,156	244	<5	—
1995	1,311	214	<5	—
1994	1,322	217	<5	—
1993	1,305	216	6	7638
1992	1,335	217	<5	—
1991	1,430	209	<5	—
1990	1,378	210	7	6415
1989	1,316	202	9	5165
1988	1,187	219	5	7270
1987	1,079	240	5	6951
1986	969	265	8	4853
1985	854	290	<5	—
1984	930	263	7	4973
1983	953	246	5	6238
1982	1,007	250	<5	—
1981	958	257	<5	—
1980	988	260	<5	—
1979	943	255	5	6056
1978	1,012	241	<5	—
1977	1,018	244	<5	—
1976	941	251	9	3724
1975	1,021	237	<5	—
1974	1,088	234	6	4634
1973	1,073	241	<5	—
1972	1,176	234	<5	—
1971	1,392	218	<5	—
1970	1,758	188	<5	—
1969	1,895	169	<5	—
1968	2,102	156	7	3365
1967	2,524	138	6	3559
1966	2,806	130	6	3537
1965	3,251	117	10	2617
1964	3,532	119	9	2854
1963	3,943	112	17	1957
1962	4,113	109	15	2117
1961	4,844	97	11	2538
1960	5,136	94	13	2315
1959	5,396	91	11	2530
1958	5,156	93	12	2370
1957	5,589	85	10	2631
1956	5,432	84	13	2263
1955	5,471	81	9	2764
1954	5,457	77	14	2114
1953	5,537	76	14	2099
1952	5,842	70	10	2514
1951	5,945	68	11	2367
1950	5,567	66	11	2321
1949	5,504	64	8	2802
1948	5,289	67	10	2443
1947	5,856	61	20	1696
1946	5,237	58	14	1949
1945	4,189	61	9	2393
1944	3,998	63	16	1738
1943	4,152	67	15	1910
1942	4,197	64	20	1585
1941	3,664	67	22	1446
1940	3,318	74	12	2081
1939	3,005	80	14	1879
1938	2,805	89	12	2084
1937	2,499	102	18	1627
1936	2,398	99	14	1872
1935	2,434	95	11	2246
1934	2,455	95	12	2121
1933	2,201	104	11	2214
1932	2,370	104	11	2313
1931	2,450	99	13	2101
1930	2,522	100	12	2293
1929	2,567	97	17	1848
1928	2,682	98	8	3076
1927	2,867	93	10	2703
1926	2,768	100	10	2725
1925	2,794	101	14	2193
1924	2,949	99	7	3505
1923	2,671	103	9	2950
1922	2,953	95	9	3014
1921	3,064	95	9	2986
1920	3,076	92	7	3489
1919	2,929	92	6	3736
1918	3,030	92	6	3728
1917	2,855	90	15	1986
1916	2,838	87	<5	—
1915	2,581	88	6	3392
1914	2,039	86	<5	—
1913	1,579	88	<5	—
1912	1,449	86	9	1746
1911	1,162	84	9	1190
1910	1,038	88	<5	—
1909	960	86	<5	—
1908	848	92	<5	—
1907	855	89	<5	—
1906	898	80	<5	—
1905	845	81	<5	—
1904	774	84	<5	—
1903	773	85	<5	—
1902	753	83	5	1137
1901	711	82	<5	—
1900	922	82	<5	—
1899	708	81	<5	—
1898	786	81	<5	—
1897	733	77	5	1057
1896	811	73	6	982
1895	746	75	5	1079
1894	759	72	6	954
1893	798	69	<5	—
1892	760	69	<5	—
1891	675	69	<5	—
1890	659	70	<5	—
1889	653	68	<5	—
1888	691	68	<5	—
1887	579	66	<5	—
1886	551	70	<5	—
1885	555	64	7	765
1884	597	59	5	971
1883	500	62	<5	—
1882	452	64	<5	—
1881	413	65	<5	—
1880	411	61	<5	—