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United States name statistics

Ellen in United States

Estimated bearers

125,204

Country rank

#424

Per 100k

38

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Ellen popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Ellen, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 411
  2. 1881: 413
  3. 1882: 452
  4. 1883: 500
  5. 1884: 602
  6. 1885: 562
  7. 1886: 551
  8. 1887: 579
  9. 1888: 691
  10. 1889: 653
  11. 1890: 659
  12. 1891: 675
  13. 1892: 760
  14. 1893: 798
  15. 1894: 765
  16. 1895: 751
  17. 1896: 817
  18. 1897: 738
  19. 1898: 786
  20. 1899: 708
  21. 1900: 922
  22. 1901: 711
  23. 1902: 758
  24. 1903: 773
  25. 1904: 774
  26. 1905: 845
  27. 1906: 898
  28. 1907: 855
  29. 1908: 848
  30. 1909: 960
  31. 1910: 1,038
  32. 1911: 1,171
  33. 1912: 1,458
  34. 1913: 1,579
  35. 1914: 2,039
  36. 1915: 2,587
  37. 1916: 2,838
  38. 1917: 2,870
  39. 1918: 3,036
  40. 1919: 2,935
  41. 1920: 3,083
  42. 1921: 3,073
  43. 1922: 2,962
  44. 1923: 2,680
  45. 1924: 2,956
  46. 1925: 2,808
  47. 1926: 2,778
  48. 1927: 2,877
  49. 1928: 2,690
  50. 1929: 2,584
  51. 1930: 2,534
  52. 1931: 2,463
  53. 1932: 2,381
  54. 1933: 2,212
  55. 1934: 2,467
  56. 1935: 2,445
  57. 1936: 2,412
  58. 1937: 2,517
  59. 1938: 2,817
  60. 1939: 3,019
  61. 1940: 3,330
  62. 1941: 3,686
  63. 1942: 4,217
  64. 1943: 4,167
  65. 1944: 4,014
  66. 1945: 4,198
  67. 1946: 5,251
  68. 1947: 5,876
  69. 1948: 5,299
  70. 1949: 5,512
  71. 1950: 5,578
  72. 1951: 5,956
  73. 1952: 5,852
  74. 1953: 5,551
  75. 1954: 5,471
  76. 1955: 5,480
  77. 1956: 5,445
  78. 1957: 5,599
  79. 1958: 5,168
  80. 1959: 5,407
  81. 1960: 5,149
  82. 1961: 4,855
  83. 1962: 4,128
  84. 1963: 3,960
  85. 1964: 3,541
  86. 1965: 3,261
  87. 1966: 2,812
  88. 1967: 2,530
  89. 1968: 2,109
  90. 1969: 1,895
  91. 1970: 1,758
  92. 1971: 1,392
  93. 1972: 1,176
  94. 1973: 1,073
  95. 1974: 1,094
  96. 1975: 1,021
  97. 1976: 950
  98. 1977: 1,018
  99. 1978: 1,012
  100. 1979: 948
  101. 1980: 988
  102. 1981: 958
  103. 1982: 1,007
  104. 1983: 958
  105. 1984: 937
  106. 1985: 854
  107. 1986: 977
  108. 1987: 1,084
  109. 1988: 1,192
  110. 1989: 1,325
  111. 1990: 1,385
  112. 1991: 1,430
  113. 1992: 1,335
  114. 1993: 1,311
  115. 1994: 1,322
  116. 1995: 1,311
  117. 1996: 1,156
  118. 1997: 812
  119. 1998: 622
  120. 1999: 675
  121. 2000: 632
  122. 2001: 609
  123. 2002: 590
  124. 2003: 668
  125. 2004: 595
  126. 2005: 517
  127. 2006: 545
  128. 2007: 514
  129. 2008: 459
  130. 2009: 416
  131. 2010: 430
  132. 2011: 401
  133. 2012: 374
  134. 2013: 403
  135. 2014: 435
  136. 2015: 406
  137. 2016: 450
  138. 2017: 385
  139. 2018: 356
  140. 2019: 347
  141. 2020: 336
  142. 2021: 289
  143. 2022: 255
  144. 2023: 239
  145. 2024: 246
  146. 2025: 230

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Ellen in United States?

An estimated 125,204 people in United States are named Ellen. That works out to 1 in 2,651 residents.

Is Ellen a common name in United States?

Ellen ranks #424 among first names in United States.