Girls' name · since 1880
Ellie
105,677 babies named Ellie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #25 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 105,677
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellie currently ranks #25 among girls' names in America, with 105,677 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Ellie recorded 105,677 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #25 nationally today, ahead of 99.9% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #25 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 105,677 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellie ranks #362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #25 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 105,677 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #25 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 105,677
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellie's 105,677 recorded births place it above 99.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ellie compares
105,677 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ellie's all-time total is 281x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 105,677 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6,317 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellie splits its recorded history at 1953: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (17 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 6,317 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 6,317
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ellie popularity over time - boys
1,180 total births recorded since 1883 (Ellie as boys' name)
Ellie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (43,240 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Ellie's strongest decade.
43,240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ellie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 306
1880s
306 births
- 1890s 453
1890s
453 births
- 1900s 533
1900s
533 births
- 1910s 781
1910s
781 births
- 1920s 767
1920s
767 births
- 1930s 441
1930s
441 births
- 1940s 395
1940s
395 births
- 1950s 542
1950s
542 births
- 1960s 576
1960s
576 births
- 1970s 567
1970s
567 births
- 1980s 767
1980s
767 births
- 1990s 3,559
1990s
3,559 births
- 2000s 17,025
2000s
17,025 births
- 2010s
2010s
43,240 births
- 2020s
2020s
35,725 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43,240 births (41% of all-time use).
How Ellie 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 Ellie's total volume
Ellie by state
Where Ellie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11,125 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,528 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 4,400 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 4,375 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 3,929 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 3,617 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 3,473 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 3,096 | 2.9% |
11,125 of 105,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ellie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ellie's data
- Ellie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (43,240 total births) through the 2020s (35,725) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ellies (11,125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ellie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Ellie 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.