Recorded 1999–2018 Girls' name Peak 1999 10 births

Ele — girls' name

10 babies named Ele in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ele was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

5 babies were named Ele in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ele

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Ele between 1999 and 2018, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ele performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ele shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ele in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ele at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

10

Since 1999

20 years of records

Peak year

1999

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1999

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2018

Ele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1999

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1999)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 20181999 5

Ele by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Ele's all-time total
1990s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ele?
10 babies have been named Ele since 1999. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1999 with 5 births.
When was Ele most popular?
Ele was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Ele been used?
Ele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 20 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Ele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleanor, Elena, Eleanore, Eleanora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.