Recorded 1921–2019 Girls' name Peak 2019 31 births

Ellajean — girls' name

31 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.

1920s52000s132010s13
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ellajean was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ellajean in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellajean

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Ellajean between 1921 and 2019, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellajean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellajean performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ellajean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellajean 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 31 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.

Ellajean at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

31

Since 1921

99 years of records

Peak year

2019

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1921

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2019

Ellajean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1921

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
8
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
456789 20192018200920081921 5

Ellajean by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 42% of Ellajean's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellajean?
31 babies have been named Ellajean since 1921. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2019 with 8 births.
When was Ellajean most popular?
Ellajean was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Ellajean been used?
Ellajean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 99 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Ellajean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Elliana, 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, 1921–2019 (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.