Girls' name · since 1912

Ellaree

Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 205 babies named Ellaree, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,559 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,032 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
205
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade

Ellaree currently ranks #15032 among girls' names in America, with 205 babies recorded since 1912.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellaree has been recorded 205 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #15032 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.

  • #19,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,032 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 205 born since 1912
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellaree ranks #19,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,032 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 205 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.

#19,559 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,032 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
205
born since 1912
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%13%
Ellaree vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ellaree's 205 recorded births place it above 72.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.

How Ellaree compares

205 37th 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

Ellaree's all-time total is 45% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ellaree Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 205 376 567,345
Peak-year births 13 21 19,840

Ellaree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ellaree splits its recorded history at 1930: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ellaree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1926)
13
Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
468101214 19121919192319281936194720172025 5

Ellaree by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (76 births, 37% of the file).

1920s was Ellaree's strongest decade.

76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Ellaree births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 76 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Ellaree by state

Where Ellaree concentrates geographically, total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ellaree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
6 2.9%
#2 Georgia
5 2.4%
South Carolina share of Ellaree's total US births 2.9%
Even split

6 of 205 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellaree?
205 babies have been named Ellaree since 1912. All-time, it sits at #19,559 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #15,032 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1926 with 13 births.
Where does Ellaree sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellaree ranks #19,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,032 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ellaree most popular?
Ellaree was most popular in the 1920s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Ellaree most popular?
The top states for the name Ellaree are South Carolina (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Ellaree been used?
Ellaree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 114 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ellaree?
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.

What to do with Ellaree's data

  • Ellaree's decade-level peak was the 1920s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • South Carolina records the most Ellarees (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ellaree

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ellaree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1912–2025 (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 Ellaree 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.