Recorded 1916–2019 Girls' name Peak 1988 402 births

Ellice — girls' name

402 babies named Ellice in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s71940s221950s691960s471970s241980s851990s462000s532010s37
1980s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Ellice was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ellice in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellice

The Social Security Administration has registered 402 babies named Ellice between 1916 and 2019, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ellice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellice performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Ellice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ellice in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellice 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 402 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.

Ellice at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

402

Since 1916

104 years of records

Peak year

1988

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1916

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2019

Ellice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1916

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1988)
13
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
468101214 20192006199519861976196219521916 6

Ellice by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
85 births that decade — 21% of Ellice's all-time total
1910s121920s71940s221950s691960s471970s241980s851990s462000s532010s37

Ellice by state

Where Ellice concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ellice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 2.5%
New York share of Ellice's total US births 2.5%

10 of 402 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellice?
402 babies have been named Ellice since 1916. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1988 with 13 births.
When was Ellice most popular?
Ellice was most popular in the 1980s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Ellice most popular?
The top states for the name Ellice are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Ellice been used?
Ellice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 104 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Ellice?
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, 1916–2019 (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.