Total births
30
Girls' name · since 1933
Ellender
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Ellender, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 30
- total births
- 1933–1956
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Ellender is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1933.
Ellender has 30 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1956.
- 30 total births
- 1933–1956 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 girls have been named Ellender since 1933, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1956.
- 30
- total births
- 1933–1956
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Ellender was born in this single decade.
1933
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ellender in 1933 - its busiest year on record.
Ellender's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellender splits its recorded history at 1945: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellender at a glance
Last recorded 1956Peak year
1933
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1933
Ellender popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1956
- Peak year (1933)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ellender by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Ellender's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ellender births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ellender? ▼
Ellender has been given to 30 babies in the U.S. since 1933, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1956. 8 babies were born in 1933, its single highest year.
When was Ellender most popular? ▼
Ellender was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Ellender been used? ▼
Records for Ellender go back to 1933, giving 24 years of history through 1956.
What names are similar to Ellender? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Ellender
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1933–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ellender: Baby Name Since 1933 - 30 Births, Peak 1933." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ellender. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ellender 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 July 2026.