Girls' name · since 1989
Ellee
1,449 babies named Ellee in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,449
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellee is the #3274 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,449 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Ellee recorded 1,449 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #3274 nationally today, ahead of 81% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #5,830 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,274 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,449 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellee ranks #5,830 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,274 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,449 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,449
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellee's 1,449 recorded births place it above 91.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ellee compares
1,449 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Ellee's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,449 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellee splits its recorded history at 2009: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ellee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (674 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Ellee's strongest decade.
674 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ellee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
400 births
- 2010s
2010s
674 births
- 2020s
2020s
313 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 674 births (47% of all-time use).
How Ellee 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 Ellee's total volume
Ellee by state
Where Ellee concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 68 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 49 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Utah | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 24 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.0% |
68 of 1,449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Ellee appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ellee's data
- Ellee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (674 total births) through the 2020s (313) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ellees (68 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 Ellee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Ellee 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.