Girls' name · since 2000
Ellah
1,034 babies named Ellah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,735 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,034
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,034 babies have been named Ellah since 2000, making it today's #4735 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ellah recorded 1,034 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #4735 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #7,335 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,735 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,034 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellah ranks #7,335 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,735 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,034 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,735 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,034
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellah's 1,034 recorded births place it above 89.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ellah compares
1,034 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ellah's all-time total is 175% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,034 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ellah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ellah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Ellah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (503 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Ellah's strongest decade.
503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ellah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
318 births
- 2010s
2010s
503 births
- 2020s
2020s
213 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 503 births (49% of all-time use).
How Ellah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ellah's total volume
Ellah by state
Where Ellah concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 96 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 61 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 24 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
96 of 1,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Ellah's data
- Ellah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (503 total births) through the 2020s (213) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ellahs (96 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ellah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ellah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.