Girls' name · since 1921
Ellajean
37 babies named Ellajean in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellajean is the #13343 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 37 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellajean has been recorded 37 times among girls since 1921, currently ranked #13343 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #38,453 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,343 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 37 born since 1921
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellajean ranks #38,453 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,343 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 37 born since 1921, peaking in the 2000s.
- #38,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,343 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 37
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ellajean's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ellajean compares
37 13th percentile among 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
Ellajean's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellajean | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellajean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ellajean's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ellajean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Ellajean by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Ellajean's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ellajean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ellajean's data
- Ellajean's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Ellajean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Ellajean 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.