Recorded 1915–1951 Girls' name Peak 1927 94 births

Ellean — girls' name

94 babies named Ellean in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s261930s251940s161950s5
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Ellean was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ellean in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellean

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Ellean between 1915 and 1951, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ellean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ellean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellean 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 94 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.

Ellean at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

94

Since 1915

37 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1915

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1951

Ellean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1915

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
456789 195119451938193219281925191919171915 5

Ellean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 28% of Ellean's all-time total
1910s221920s261930s251940s161950s5

Ellean by state

Where Ellean concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ellean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 5.3%
Georgia share of Ellean's total US births 5.3%

5 of 94 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellean?
94 babies have been named Ellean since 1915. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Ellean most popular?
Ellean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Ellean most popular?
The top states for the name Ellean are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Ellean been used?
Ellean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 37 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Ellean?
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.

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, 1915–1951 (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.