Recorded 1986–2004 Girls' name Peak 1991 111 births

Ellesse — girls' name

111 babies named Ellesse in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s471990s592000s5
1990s
Peak decade

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

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ellesse in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellesse

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Ellesse between 1986 and 2004, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellesse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellesse performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ellesse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ellesse in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellesse 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 111 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.

Ellesse at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

111

Since 1986

19 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1986

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2004

Ellesse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1986

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 2004199819941992199019881986 10

Ellesse by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 53% of Ellesse's all-time total
1980s471990s592000s5

Ellesse by state

Where Ellesse concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ellesse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 24.3%
#2 New York
5 4.5%
California share of Ellesse's total US births 24.3%
Even split

27 of 111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellesse?
111 babies have been named Ellesse since 1986. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Ellesse most popular?
Ellesse was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ellesse most popular?
The top states for the name Ellesse are California (27 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ellesse been used?
Ellesse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 19 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Ellesse?
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, 1986–2004 (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.