Girls' name · since 1896
Ellanora
Ellanora has 612 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,180 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 612
- born since 1896
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellanora is the #4180 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 612 recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Ellanora recorded 612 times among girls since 1896, holding rank #4180 nationally today, ahead of 76% 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 1896 to 2025.
- #10,425 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,180 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 612 born since 1896
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellanora ranks #10,425 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,180 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 612 born since 1896, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,425 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,180 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 612
- born since 1896
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellanora's 612 recorded births place it above 85.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ellanora compares
612 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Ellanora's all-time total is 63% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellanora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 612 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellanora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellanora splits its recorded history at 1936: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellanora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Ellanora by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (199 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Ellanora's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ellanora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 69
1910s
69 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
199 births
- 2020s
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 199 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ellanora 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 Ellanora's total volume
Ellanora by state
Where Ellanora concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.0% |
7 of 612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ellanora's data
- Ellanora's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2020s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ellanoras (7 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 Ellanora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Ellanora 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.