Baby Name Popularity Profile

Ella

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Ella.

✦ All, completely, or beautiful fairy 🌍 German, English, Spanish Traditional
National Rank (2025) #29
All-Time Peak Rank #12 Achieved 2011
Total U.S. Births 351,313 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 9,884 births in 2010
πŸ’‘ The Ella Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning All, completely, or beautiful fairy
Language Origin German, English, Spanish
Origin Type multiple
Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'all' or 'other'. Also used as a short form of names like Eleanor and Ellen. In Spanish and Italian, it is the word for 'she'.
Common Nicknames
Ellie Elle
Pronunciation: EL-uh
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ella across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -20.9%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -26.4%
2015: 7,918 births 7,918 2016: 7,940 births 2017: 8,084 births 2018: 8,127 births 2019: 8,131 births 2020: 7,372 births 7,372 2021: 7,041 births 2022: 6,291 births 2023: 5,670 births 2024: 5,715 births 2025: 5,831 births 5,831
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 9,884 births in 2010
Years in Top 100 73 yrs
Years in Top 500 117 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 13,936
1890s: 17,072
1900s: 14,763
1910s: 24,913
1920s: 29,521
1930s: 19,962
1940s: 15,977
1950s: 11,038
1960s: 5,176
1970s: 2,096
1980s: 1,576
1990s: 3,897
2000s: 67,544
2010s: 85,922
2020s: 37,920

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ell-a
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with E, a letter used by only 3.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Mississippi
Top States Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, North Dakota
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Mississippi #16 7,614 1930 21.4% Decline
South Carolina #40 8,289 1922 16.0% Decline
Alabama #13 9,817 1922 12.0% Decline
North Carolina #23 13,784 2009 24.0% Decline
North Dakota #7 1,614 1918 +7.4% Growth
Louisiana #21 8,175 1927 37.2% Decline
Georgia #21 12,528 2010 10.3% Decline
Arkansas #23 4,815 2011 15.2% Decline
Kentucky #14 7,576 2012 +17.3% Growth
Tennessee #22 9,266 2011 9.7% Decline
Virginia #32 9,420 2012 21.8% Decline
South Dakota #12 1,332 2005 19.4% Decline
Idaho #21 1,487 2010 +9.8% Growth
Utah #39 3,071 2008 14.4% Decline
Nevada #24 1,237 2018 22.1% Decline
Colorado #30 4,245 2005 8.8% Decline
New Hampshire #38 1,095 2011 21.9% Decline
Oklahoma #20 4,719 2010 5.9% Decline
Florida #27 11,834 2019 12.4% Decline
Minnesota #21 6,371 2005 20.6% Decline
Alaska #74 473 2014 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #22 3,168 1934 16.3% Decline
Washington #45 5,290 2005 18.8% Decline
Nebraska #25 2,372 2008 14.6% Decline
Arizona #42 3,949 2012 21.3% Decline
Vermont #11 552 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #36 4,815 2004 18.4% Decline
Missouri #26 7,082 2007 21.5% Decline
Maine #35 1,388 2007 35.5% Decline
Oregon #40 2,832 2005 +5.6% Growth
Montana #20 943 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #48 3,265 2011 28.8% Decline
Delaware #15 614 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #16 5,738 2007 2.5% Decline
Iowa #29 3,644 2005 16.4% Decline
Indiana #32 6,471 2008 14.9% Decline
Wyoming #32 366 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #43 20,303 2019 22.2% Decline
Rhode Island #38 930 2006 41.4% Decline
Pennsylvania #20 13,607 2011 29.6% Decline
Ohio #29 11,665 2009 26.0% Decline
Connecticut #31 2,762 2010 37.3% Decline
Michigan #21 9,313 2004 22.9% Decline
Massachusetts #22 6,011 2010 19.1% Decline
New Jersey #32 6,453 2014 30.2% Decline
New Mexico #87 1,213 2019 58.3% Decline
Illinois #36 10,931 2009 26.2% Decline
Hawaii #18 658 2018 Insufficient historical volume
California #41 20,770 2011 30.7% Decline
New York #18 15,695 2012 23.5% Decline
District of Columbia #69 813 2004 Insufficient historical volume

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