Girls' name · since 1915
Elleen
Elleen has 306 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elleen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 306 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Elleen recorded 306 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2020.
- #15,721 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 306 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elleen ranks #15,721 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elleen's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Elleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elleen splits its recorded history at 1948: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2020
- Peak year (1920)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Elleen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (80 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Elleen's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Elleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 25
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 80 births (26% of all-time use).
Elleen by state
Where Elleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 306 births nationwide.
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What to do with Elleen's data
- Elleen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Elleens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1915–2020 (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 Elleen 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.