Girls' name · since 1907
Ellene
Ellene has 875 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ellene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 875 recorded since 1907.
Ellene has 875 recorded births among girls since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2017.
- #8,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 875 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellene ranks #8,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 875 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ellene's 875 recorded births place it above 88.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Ellene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ellene's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1907, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ellene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2017
- Peak year (1925)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Ellene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (248 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Ellene's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ellene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
152 births
- 1920s
1920s
248 births
- 1930s
1930s
162 births
- 1940s
1940s
160 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 248 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ellene 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 Ellene's total volume
Ellene by state
Where Ellene concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
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What to do with Ellene's data
- Ellene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Ellenes (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ellene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1907–2017 (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 Ellene 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.