Girls' name · since 1991
Ellaina
634 babies named Ellaina in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,710 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 634
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellaina is the #9710 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 634 recorded since 1991.
Ellaina has 634 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9710 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #10,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,710 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 634 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellaina ranks #10,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,710 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 634 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,710 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 634
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellaina's 634 recorded births place it above 85.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ellaina compares
634 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Ellaina's all-time total is 69% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellaina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 634 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellaina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ellaina's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ellaina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Ellaina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (296 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Ellaina's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ellaina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
296 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 296 births (47% of all-time use).
How Ellaina 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 Ellaina's total volume
Ellaina by state
Where Ellaina concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 634 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ellaina's data
- Ellaina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (296 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ellainas (10 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 Ellaina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Ellaina 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.