Recorded 1915–2020 Girls' name Peak 1920 306 births

Elleen — girls' name

306 babies named Elleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s801930s251940s481950s581960s452010s172020s6
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Elleen was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

11 babies were named Elleen in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 306 babies named Elleen between 1915 and 2020, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elleen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Elleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Elleen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elleen 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 306 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.

Elleen at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

306

Since 1915

106 years of records

Peak year

1920

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1915

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2020

Elleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1915

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1920)
11
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
4681012 202019661959195319441931192319161915 5

Elleen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
80 births that decade — 26% of Elleen's all-time total
1910s271920s801930s251940s481950s581960s452010s172020s6

Elleen by state

Where Elleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Elleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.6%
New York share of Elleen's total US births 1.6%

5 of 306 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elleen?
306 babies have been named Elleen since 1915. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1920 with 11 births.
When was Elleen most popular?
Elleen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Elleen most popular?
The top states for the name Elleen are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Elleen been used?
Elleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 106 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Elleen?
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, 1915–2020 (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.