Recorded 1913–1959 Boys' name Peak 1918 179 births

Ellard — boys' name

179 babies named Ellard in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s521920s701930s241940s111950s22
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ellard was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ellard in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellard

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Ellard between 1913 and 1959, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ellard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellard performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ellard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellard 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 179 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.

Ellard at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

179

Since 1913

47 years of records

Peak year

1918

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1913

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1959

Ellard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1913

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1918)
14
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
46810121416 1959194819331926192219181913 9

Ellard by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
70 births that decade — 39% of Ellard's all-time total
1910s521920s701930s241940s111950s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellard?
179 babies have been named Ellard since 1913. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1918 with 14 births.
When was Ellard most popular?
Ellard was most popular in the 1920s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Ellard been used?
Ellard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 47 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Ellard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elliott, Elliot, Ellis, Ellsworth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–1959 (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.