Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ella

#109 most common girls' name of all time · #208 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#109
Rank overall
#208 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
352,214
Since 2016
70,237
Peak year
2010 #13
Best rank
#12 2011
Girls Boys peak 9,898/yr
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Ella is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 5,831 5,831 #29
2024 5,715 5,715 #30
2023 5,670 5 5,675 #32
2022 6,291 6,291 #25
2021 7,041 9 7,050 #16
2020 7,372 7,372 #15
2019 8,131 8,131 #13
2018 8,127 10 8,137 #15
2017 8,084 6 8,090 #16
2016 7,940 5 7,945 #17
2015 7,918 7,918 #18
2014 8,570 7 8,577 #17
2013 8,461 9 8,470 #15
2012 9,210 13 9,223 #12
2011 9,597 7 9,604 #12
2010 9,884 14 9,898 #13
2009 9,659 12 9,671 #15
2008 9,364 10 9,374 #19
2007 9,554 16 9,570 #21
2006 9,213 14 9,227 #21
2005 9,072 12 9,084 #23
2004 8,252 27 8,279 #29
2003 5,909 9 5,918 #44
2002 3,567 3,567 #89
2001 1,722 1,722 #190
2000 1,232 1,232 #264
1999 782 782 #373
1998 659 659 #409
1997 501 501 #492
1996 383 383 #595
1995 310 310 #686
1994 314 314 #675
1993 266 266 #775
1992 229 229 #862
1991 216 216 #899
1990 237 237 #827
1989 165 165 #1,037
1988 183 183 #923
1987 128 128 #1,150
1986 128 128 #1,129
1985 147 147 #1,023
1984 138 138 #1,028
1983 156 156 #947
1982 176 176 #876
1981 181 181 #858
1980 174 174 #881
1979 173 173 #881
1978 174 174 #849
1977 163 163 #880
1976 183 183 #780
1975 182 182 #774
1974 212 212 #693
1973 224 224 #664
1972 205 205 #705
1971 257 257 #640
1970 323 323 #564
1969 320 320 #551
1968 314 314 #543
1967 382 382 #486
1966 430 430 #453
1965 479 6 485 #429
1964 564 564 #411
1963 597 597 #393
1962 630 7 637 #374
1961 714 714 #358
1960 746 6 752 #352
1959 867 867 #314
1958 841 841 #320
1957 968 968 #290
1956 989 989 #276
1955 1,125 5 1,130 #244
1954 1,099 1,099 #244
1953 1,161 9 1,170 #235
1952 1,245 9 1,254 #220
1951 1,364 1,364 #206
1950 1,379 5 1,384 #198
1949 1,552 6 1,558 #177
1948 1,554 8 1,562 #177
1947 1,635 6 1,641 #177
1946 1,499 9 1,508 #177
1945 1,473 8 1,481 #158
1944 1,573 5 1,578 #158
1943 1,664 10 1,674 #155
1942 1,659 21 1,680 #152
1941 1,697 19 1,716 #141
1940 1,671 11 1,682 #146
1939 1,829 13 1,842 #132
1938 1,728 9 1,737 #140
1937 1,748 16 1,764 #134
1936 1,836 13 1,849 #126
1935 1,901 21 1,922 #122
1934 2,071 18 2,089 #113
1933 2,027 18 2,045 #113
1932 2,256 19 2,275 #108
1931 2,162 13 2,175 #110
1930 2,404 19 2,423 #107
1929 2,475 19 2,494 #102
1928 2,670 16 2,686 #100
1927 2,843 13 2,856 #98
1926 2,852 18 2,870 #98
1925 3,006 15 3,021 #93
1924 3,061 19 3,080 #94
1923 2,995 13 3,008 #93
1922 3,150 17 3,167 #90
1921 3,237 21 3,258 #89
1920 3,232 12 3,244 #88
1919 3,158 15 3,173 #87
1918 3,291 8 3,299 #84
1917 3,054 15 3,069 #83
1916 2,965 5 2,970 #81
1915 2,954 8 2,962 #75
1914 2,308 10 2,318 #72
1913 2,071 11 2,082 #70
1912 1,921 1,921 #69
1911 1,604 9 1,613 #63
1910 1,587 8 1,595 #62
1909 1,382 9 1,391 #60
1908 1,428 6 1,434 #56
1907 1,450 6 1,456 #54
1906 1,343 7 1,350 #54
1905 1,438 10 1,448 #52
1904 1,432 7 1,439 #48
1903 1,419 7 1,426 #50
1902 1,525 7 1,532 #45
1901 1,435 7 1,442 #42
1900 1,911 12 1,923 #42
1899 1,502 8 1,510 #42
1898 1,715 11 1,726 #39
1897 1,708 1,708 #36
1896 1,683 6 1,689 #36
1895 1,692 1,692 #35
1894 1,761 8 1,769 #31
1893 1,760 1,760 #28
1892 1,808 6 1,814 #27
1891 1,685 7 1,692 #23
1890 1,758 1,758 #23
1889 1,647 1,647 #22
1888 1,774 8 1,782 #18
1887 1,521 1,521 #16
1886 1,464 6 1,470 #19
1885 1,395 6 1,401 #19
1884 1,374 6 1,380 #19
1883 1,251 5 1,256 #16
1882 1,206 1,206 #15
1881 1,148 1,148 #13
1880 1,156 1,156 #13