Girls' name · since 1977
Elle
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 19,247 babies named Elle, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,247
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elle currently ranks #462 among girls' names in America, with 19,247 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Elle recorded 19,247 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #462 nationally today, ahead of 97% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #1,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #462 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,247 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elle ranks #1,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #462 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,247 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,247
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elle's 19,247 recorded births place it above 98.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elle compares
19,247 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Elle's all-time total is 51x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,247 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 890 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elle's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 890, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 890
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Elle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,105 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Elle's strongest decade.
8,105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Elle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 193
1980s
193 births
- 1990s 1,251
1990s
1,251 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,164 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,105 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,521 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,105 births (42% of all-time use).
How Elle 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 Elle's total volume
Elle by state
Where Elle concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,551 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,368 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,138 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,042 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 926 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 753 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 692 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 630 | 3.3% |
2,551 of 19,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Elle appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elle's data
- Elle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,105 total births) through the 2020s (4,521) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Elles (2,551 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 Elle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Elle 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.