Girls' name · since 1918
Ellin
579 babies named Ellin in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 579
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
579 girls have been named Ellin since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ellin recorded 579 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2023.
- #10,788 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 579 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellin ranks #10,788 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 579 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10,788 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 579
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ellin's 579 recorded births place it above 85.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ellin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ellin splits its recorded history at 1946: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ellin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2023
- Peak year (1948)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Ellin by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (175 births, 30% of the file).
1940s was Ellin's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ellin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
95 births
- 1930s
1930s
117 births
- 1940s
1940s
175 births
- 1950s
1950s
100 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 175 births (30% of all-time use).
How Ellin 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 Ellin's total volume
Ellin by state
Where Ellin concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 147 | 25.4% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 1.7% |
147 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ellin's data
- Ellin's decade-level peak was the 1940s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ellins (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ellin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1918–2023 (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 Ellin 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.