Ella
#29 for girls in 2025, 5,831 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2011 · 9,597 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,156 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 73 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 351,313since 1880
Ella 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 | #29 | 5,831 | — | |
| 2024 | #30 | 5,715 | — | |
| 2023 | #32 | 5,670 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #25 | 6,291 | — | |
| 2021 | #16 | 7,041 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #15 | 7,372 | — | |
| 2019 | #13 | 8,131 | — | |
| 2018 | #15 | 8,127 | #7,617 | 10 |
| 2017 | #16 | 8,084 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #17 | 7,940 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #18 | 7,918 | — | |
| 2014 | #17 | 8,570 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #15 | 8,461 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #12 | 9,210 | #6,306 | 13 |
| 2011 | #12 | 9,597 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #13 | 9,884 | #6,036 | 14 |
| 2009 | #15 | 9,659 | #6,802 | 12 |
| 2008 | #19 | 9,364 | #7,698 | 10 |
| 2007 | #21 | 9,554 | #5,434 | 16 |
| 2006 | #21 | 9,213 | #5,781 | 14 |
| 2005 | #23 | 9,072 | #6,226 | 12 |
| 2004 | #29 | 8,252 | #3,456 | 27 |
| 2003 | #44 | 5,909 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #89 | 3,567 | — | |
| 2001 | #190 | 1,722 | — | |
| 2000 | #264 | 1,232 | — | |
| 1999 | #373 | 782 | — | |
| 1998 | #409 | 659 | — | |
| 1997 | #492 | 501 | — | |
| 1996 | #595 | 383 | — | |
| 1995 | #686 | 310 | — | |
| 1994 | #675 | 314 | — | |
| 1993 | #775 | 266 | — | |
| 1992 | #862 | 229 | — | |
| 1991 | #899 | 216 | — | |
| 1990 | #827 | 237 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,037 | 165 | — | |
| 1988 | #923 | 183 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,150 | 128 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,129 | 128 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,023 | 147 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,028 | 138 | — | |
| 1983 | #947 | 156 | — | |
| 1982 | #876 | 176 | — | |
| 1981 | #858 | 181 | — | |
| 1980 | #881 | 174 | — | |
| 1979 | #881 | 173 | — | |
| 1978 | #849 | 174 | — | |
| 1977 | #880 | 163 | — | |
| 1976 | #780 | 183 | — | |
| 1975 | #774 | 182 | — | |
| 1974 | #693 | 212 | — | |
| 1973 | #664 | 224 | — | |
| 1972 | #705 | 205 | — | |
| 1971 | #640 | 257 | — | |
| 1970 | #564 | 323 | — | |
| 1969 | #551 | 320 | — | |
| 1968 | #543 | 314 | — | |
| 1967 | #486 | 382 | — | |
| 1966 | #453 | 430 | — | |
| 1965 | #429 | 479 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #411 | 564 | — | |
| 1963 | #393 | 597 | — | |
| 1962 | #374 | 630 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #358 | 714 | — | |
| 1960 | #352 | 746 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #314 | 867 | — | |
| 1958 | #320 | 841 | — | |
| 1957 | #290 | 968 | — | |
| 1956 | #276 | 989 | — | |
| 1955 | #244 | 1,125 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #244 | 1,099 | — | |
| 1953 | #235 | 1,161 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #220 | 1,245 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #206 | 1,364 | — | |
| 1950 | #198 | 1,379 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #177 | 1,552 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #177 | 1,554 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #177 | 1,635 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #177 | 1,499 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #158 | 1,473 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #158 | 1,573 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #155 | 1,664 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #152 | 1,659 | #1,537 | 21 |
| 1941 | #141 | 1,697 | #1,588 | 19 |
| 1940 | #146 | 1,671 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #132 | 1,829 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #140 | 1,728 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #134 | 1,748 | #1,756 | 16 |
| 1936 | #126 | 1,836 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #122 | 1,901 | #1,494 | 21 |
| 1934 | #113 | 2,071 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #113 | 2,027 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #108 | 2,256 | #1,651 | 19 |
| 1931 | #110 | 2,162 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #107 | 2,404 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1929 | #102 | 2,475 | #1,731 | 19 |
| 1928 | #100 | 2,670 | #1,960 | 16 |
| 1927 | #98 | 2,843 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1926 | #98 | 2,852 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #93 | 3,006 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #94 | 3,061 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1923 | #93 | 2,995 | #2,331 | 13 |
| 1922 | #90 | 3,150 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1921 | #89 | 3,237 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #88 | 3,232 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | #87 | 3,158 | #2,063 | 15 |
| 1918 | #84 | 3,291 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #83 | 3,054 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #81 | 2,965 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #75 | 2,954 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #72 | 2,308 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #70 | 2,071 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #69 | 1,921 | — | |
| 1911 | #63 | 1,604 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #62 | 1,587 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #60 | 1,382 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1908 | #56 | 1,428 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #54 | 1,450 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #54 | 1,343 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #52 | 1,438 | #786 | 10 |
| 1904 | #48 | 1,432 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #50 | 1,419 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #45 | 1,525 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #42 | 1,435 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #42 | 1,911 | #743 | 12 |
| 1899 | #42 | 1,502 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #39 | 1,715 | #663 | 11 |
| 1897 | #36 | 1,708 | — | |
| 1896 | #36 | 1,683 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #35 | 1,692 | — | |
| 1894 | #31 | 1,761 | #787 | 8 |
| 1893 | #28 | 1,760 | — | |
| 1892 | #27 | 1,808 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #23 | 1,685 | #766 | 7 |
| 1890 | #23 | 1,758 | — | |
| 1889 | #22 | 1,647 | — | |
| 1888 | #18 | 1,774 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | #16 | 1,521 | — | |
| 1886 | #19 | 1,464 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #19 | 1,395 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #19 | 1,374 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #16 | 1,251 | #892 | 5 |
| 1882 | #15 | 1,206 | — | |
| 1881 | #13 | 1,148 | — | |
| 1880 | #13 | 1,156 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ella was already there! It came in at #13, and was given to 1,156 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1975–1989, when fewer than 190 girls a year got the name.
Where Ella is popular in 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#77 · 1 in 327
- South Carolina#97 · 1 in 447
- Alabama#115 · 1 in 558
- Arkansas#119 · 1 in 623
- North Carolina#119 · 1 in 626
Best ever in a state: #3 in North Dakota, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #77 | 84 | 1 in 327 |
| South Carolina | #97 | 64 | 1 in 447 |
| Alabama | #115 | 65 | 1 in 558 |
| Arkansas | #119 | 30 | 1 in 623 |
| North Carolina | #119 | 83 | 1 in 626 |
| Louisiana | #124 | 66 | 1 in 569 |
| Kentucky | #130 | 46 | 1 in 731 |
| Georgia | #136 | 69 | 1 in 667 |
| Tennessee | #149 | 47 | 1 in 818 |
| New Mexico | #156 | 18 | 1 in 599 |
| Virginia | #156 | 46 | 1 in 890 |
| West Virginia | #186 | 16 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Oklahoma | #207 | 17 | 1 in 1,297 |
| Arizona | #208 | 13 | 1 in 925 |
| Florida | #210 | 33 | 1 in 1,200 |
| Hawaii | #228 | 7 | 1 in 865 |
| Maryland | #238 | 17 | 1 in 1,689 |
| Texas | #240 | 83 | 1 in 1,348 |
| Montana | #243 | 5 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Kansas | #282 | 10 | 1 in 2,170 |
| Illinois | #299 | 38 | 1 in 2,652 |
| Ohio | #301 | 36 | 1 in 2,833 |
| Oregon | #306 | 7 | 1 in 2,324 |
| New Jersey | #334 | 15 | 1 in 3,575 |
| Pennsylvania | #341 | 31 | 1 in 3,638 |
| Indiana | #345 | 13 | 1 in 3,710 |
| Missouri | #354 | 12 | 1 in 3,627 |
| Michigan | #355 | 24 | 1 in 3,729 |
| New York | #402 | 41 | 1 in 3,985 |
| Wisconsin | #440 | 6 | 1 in 6,946 |
| Washington | #447 | 6 | 1 in 4,670 |
| Minnesota | #467 | 5 | 1 in 7,279 |
| California | #470 | 30 | 1 in 4,872 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ella
- 1 spot since 2024 (#30 → #29)
- 14 spots since 2020 (#15 → #29)
- 11 spots since 2015 (#18 → #29)
- Biggest jump: 227 spots in 1988 (#1,150 → #923)
- Biggest drop: 114 spots in 1989 (#923 → #1,037)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2011 at #12 (9,597 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 73 yrs · run 1880–1928
- Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1880–1983
- Highest: 1 in 79 girls born in 1880 were named Ella (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 276 girls born in 2025 (0.36%)
- Its best rank, #12 in 2011, was only 1 in 183 (0.55%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.5% of all girls named Ella (85,922) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #13 (1880) → #1,150 (1987) → #12 (2011)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13,936 | #13 (1880) | #17 |
| 1890s | 17,072 | #23 (1890) | #32 |
| 1900s | 14,763 | #42 (1900) | #50 |
| 1910s | 24,913 | #62 (1910) | #75 |
| 1920s | 29,521 | #88 (1920) | #95 |
| 1930s | 19,962 | #107 (1930) | #121 |
| 1940s | 15,977 | #141 (1941) | #162 |
| 1950s | 11,038 | #198 (1950) | #255 |
| 1960s | 5,176 | #352 (1960) | #435 |
| 1970s | 2,096 | #564 (1970) | #743 |
| 1980s | 1,576 | #858 (1981) | #985 |
| 1990s | 3,897 | #373 (1999) | #659 |
| 2000s | 67,544 | #15 (2009) | #72 |
| 2010s | 85,922 | #12 (2011) | #15 |
| 2020s | 37,920 | #15 (2020) | #25 |
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.
Ella in 1955
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 1,738 of them was named Ella, which outranked 96.4% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 411,978 of them was named Ella, which outranked 11.7% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 514 names at #3,886; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.