Recorded 1919–2006 Girls' name Peak 1998 79 births

Ellese — girls' name

79 babies named Ellese in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51980s121990s422000s20
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Ellese was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ellese in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellese

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Ellese between 1919 and 2006, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellese performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ellese shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellese 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 79 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.

Ellese at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

79

Since 1919

88 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1919

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2006

Ellese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1919

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
4681012 2006200219991997199419891919 5

Ellese by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 53% of Ellese's all-time total
1910s51980s121990s422000s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellese?
79 babies have been named Ellese since 1919. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Ellese most popular?
Ellese was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Ellese been used?
Ellese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 88 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Ellese?
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, 1919–2006 (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.