Ellen
#148 most common girls' name of all time · #289 across all names · <1% boys / >99% girls · used 1880–2025
Rank among girls
#148
Rank overall
#289 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
276,029
Since 2016
3,133
Peak year
1951 #68
Best rank
#58 1946
Girls
Boys
peak 5,956/yr
Ellen 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 230 | — | 230 | #1,062 |
| 2024 | 246 | — | 246 | #1,025 |
| 2023 | 239 | — | 239 | #1,051 |
| 2022 | 255 | — | 255 | #1,018 |
| 2021 | 289 | — | 289 | #920 |
| 2020 | 336 | — | 336 | #808 |
| 2019 | 347 | — | 347 | #797 |
| 2018 | 356 | — | 356 | #765 |
| 2017 | 385 | — | 385 | #735 |
| 2016 | 450 | — | 450 | #651 |
| 2015 | 406 | — | 406 | #701 |
| 2014 | 435 | — | 435 | #657 |
| 2013 | 403 | — | 403 | #700 |
| 2012 | 374 | — | 374 | #742 |
| 2011 | 401 | — | 401 | #696 |
| 2010 | 430 | — | 430 | #674 |
| 2009 | 416 | — | 416 | #698 |
| 2008 | 459 | — | 459 | #669 |
| 2007 | 514 | — | 514 | #583 |
| 2006 | 545 | — | 545 | #544 |
| 2005 | 517 | — | 517 | #555 |
| 2004 | 595 | — | 595 | #495 |
| 2003 | 668 | — | 668 | #449 |
| 2002 | 590 | — | 590 | #476 |
| 2001 | 609 | — | 609 | #455 |
| 2000 | 632 | — | 632 | #449 |
| 1999 | 675 | — | 675 | #413 |
| 1998 | 622 | — | 622 | #426 |
| 1997 | 812 | — | 812 | #346 |
| 1996 | 1,156 | — | 1,156 | #244 |
| 1995 | 1,311 | — | 1,311 | #214 |
| 1994 | 1,322 | — | 1,322 | #217 |
| 1993 | 1,305 | 6 | 1,311 | #216 |
| 1992 | 1,335 | — | 1,335 | #217 |
| 1991 | 1,430 | — | 1,430 | #209 |
| 1990 | 1,378 | 7 | 1,385 | #210 |
| 1989 | 1,316 | 9 | 1,325 | #202 |
| 1988 | 1,187 | 5 | 1,192 | #219 |
| 1987 | 1,079 | 5 | 1,084 | #240 |
| 1986 | 969 | 8 | 977 | #265 |
| 1985 | 854 | — | 854 | #290 |
| 1984 | 930 | 7 | 937 | #263 |
| 1983 | 953 | 5 | 958 | #246 |
| 1982 | 1,007 | — | 1,007 | #250 |
| 1981 | 958 | — | 958 | #257 |
| 1980 | 988 | — | 988 | #260 |
| 1979 | 943 | 5 | 948 | #255 |
| 1978 | 1,012 | — | 1,012 | #241 |
| 1977 | 1,018 | — | 1,018 | #244 |
| 1976 | 941 | 9 | 950 | #251 |
| 1975 | 1,021 | — | 1,021 | #237 |
| 1974 | 1,088 | 6 | 1,094 | #234 |
| 1973 | 1,073 | — | 1,073 | #241 |
| 1972 | 1,176 | — | 1,176 | #234 |
| 1971 | 1,392 | — | 1,392 | #218 |
| 1970 | 1,758 | — | 1,758 | #188 |
| 1969 | 1,895 | — | 1,895 | #169 |
| 1968 | 2,102 | 7 | 2,109 | #156 |
| 1967 | 2,524 | 6 | 2,530 | #138 |
| 1966 | 2,806 | 6 | 2,812 | #130 |
| 1965 | 3,251 | 10 | 3,261 | #117 |
| 1964 | 3,532 | 9 | 3,541 | #119 |
| 1963 | 3,943 | 17 | 3,960 | #112 |
| 1962 | 4,113 | 15 | 4,128 | #109 |
| 1961 | 4,844 | 11 | 4,855 | #97 |
| 1960 | 5,136 | 13 | 5,149 | #94 |
| 1959 | 5,396 | 11 | 5,407 | #91 |
| 1958 | 5,156 | 12 | 5,168 | #93 |
| 1957 | 5,589 | 10 | 5,599 | #85 |
| 1956 | 5,432 | 13 | 5,445 | #84 |
| 1955 | 5,471 | 9 | 5,480 | #81 |
| 1954 | 5,457 | 14 | 5,471 | #77 |
| 1953 | 5,537 | 14 | 5,551 | #76 |
| 1952 | 5,842 | 10 | 5,852 | #70 |
| 1951 | 5,945 | 11 | 5,956 | #68 |
| 1950 | 5,567 | 11 | 5,578 | #66 |
| 1949 | 5,504 | 8 | 5,512 | #64 |
| 1948 | 5,289 | 10 | 5,299 | #67 |
| 1947 | 5,856 | 20 | 5,876 | #61 |
| 1946 | 5,237 | 14 | 5,251 | #58 |
| 1945 | 4,189 | 9 | 4,198 | #61 |
| 1944 | 3,998 | 16 | 4,014 | #63 |
| 1943 | 4,152 | 15 | 4,167 | #67 |
| 1942 | 4,197 | 20 | 4,217 | #64 |
| 1941 | 3,664 | 22 | 3,686 | #67 |
| 1940 | 3,318 | 12 | 3,330 | #74 |
| 1939 | 3,005 | 14 | 3,019 | #80 |
| 1938 | 2,805 | 12 | 2,817 | #90 |
| 1937 | 2,499 | 18 | 2,517 | #102 |
| 1936 | 2,398 | 14 | 2,412 | #99 |
| 1935 | 2,434 | 11 | 2,445 | #95 |
| 1934 | 2,455 | 12 | 2,467 | #95 |
| 1933 | 2,201 | 11 | 2,212 | #104 |
| 1932 | 2,370 | 11 | 2,381 | #104 |
| 1931 | 2,450 | 13 | 2,463 | #99 |
| 1930 | 2,522 | 12 | 2,534 | #100 |
| 1929 | 2,567 | 17 | 2,584 | #97 |
| 1928 | 2,682 | 8 | 2,690 | #98 |
| 1927 | 2,867 | 10 | 2,877 | #93 |
| 1926 | 2,768 | 10 | 2,778 | #100 |
| 1925 | 2,794 | 14 | 2,808 | #101 |
| 1924 | 2,949 | 7 | 2,956 | #99 |
| 1923 | 2,671 | 9 | 2,680 | #103 |
| 1922 | 2,953 | 9 | 2,962 | #95 |
| 1921 | 3,064 | 9 | 3,073 | #95 |
| 1920 | 3,076 | 7 | 3,083 | #92 |
| 1919 | 2,929 | 6 | 2,935 | #92 |
| 1918 | 3,030 | 6 | 3,036 | #92 |
| 1917 | 2,855 | 15 | 2,870 | #90 |
| 1916 | 2,838 | — | 2,838 | #87 |
| 1915 | 2,581 | 6 | 2,587 | #88 |
| 1914 | 2,039 | — | 2,039 | #86 |
| 1913 | 1,579 | — | 1,579 | #88 |
| 1912 | 1,449 | 9 | 1,458 | #86 |
| 1911 | 1,162 | 9 | 1,171 | #84 |
| 1910 | 1,038 | — | 1,038 | #88 |
| 1909 | 960 | — | 960 | #86 |
| 1908 | 848 | — | 848 | #92 |
| 1907 | 855 | — | 855 | #89 |
| 1906 | 898 | — | 898 | #80 |
| 1905 | 845 | — | 845 | #81 |
| 1904 | 774 | — | 774 | #84 |
| 1903 | 773 | — | 773 | #85 |
| 1902 | 753 | 5 | 758 | #83 |
| 1901 | 711 | — | 711 | #82 |
| 1900 | 922 | — | 922 | #82 |
| 1899 | 708 | — | 708 | #81 |
| 1898 | 786 | — | 786 | #81 |
| 1897 | 733 | 5 | 738 | #77 |
| 1896 | 811 | 6 | 817 | #73 |
| 1895 | 746 | 5 | 751 | #75 |
| 1894 | 759 | 6 | 765 | #72 |
| 1893 | 798 | — | 798 | #69 |
| 1892 | 760 | — | 760 | #69 |
| 1891 | 675 | — | 675 | #69 |
| 1890 | 659 | — | 659 | #70 |
| 1889 | 653 | — | 653 | #68 |
| 1888 | 691 | — | 691 | #68 |
| 1887 | 579 | — | 579 | #66 |
| 1886 | 551 | — | 551 | #70 |
| 1885 | 555 | 7 | 562 | #64 |
| 1884 | 597 | 5 | 602 | #59 |
| 1883 | 500 | — | 500 | #62 |
| 1882 | 452 | — | 452 | #64 |
| 1881 | 413 | — | 413 | #65 |
| 1880 | 411 | — | 411 | #61 |