Ellan — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ellan

The Social Security Administration has registered 378 babies named Ellan between 1906 and 1993, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellan performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ellan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellan 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 378 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.