Girls' name · since 1997
Ellayna
242 babies named Ellayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,757 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 242
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellayna currently ranks #15757 among girls' names in America, with 242 babies recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellayna has been recorded 242 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #15757 nationally and more common than 9% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #17,894 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,757 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 242 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellayna ranks #17,894 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,757 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 242 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,757 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 242
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellayna's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ellayna compares
242 41st 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
Ellayna's all-time total is 36% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellayna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 242 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ellayna's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ellayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ellayna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (132 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Ellayna's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ellayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (55% of all-time use).
Ellayna by state
Where Ellayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.5% |
6 of 242 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ellayna's data
- Ellayna's decade-level peak was the 2010s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ellaynas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ellayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Ellayna 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.