Unisex name · since 2001
Ellington
Ellington has 1,004 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,004
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellington is the #2887 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,004 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Ellington recorded 1,004 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #2887 nationally today, ahead of 83% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #7,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,887 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,004 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellington ranks #7,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,887 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,004 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,887 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,004
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellington's 1,004 recorded births place it above 89.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ellington compares
1,004 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Ellington's all-time total is 167% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellington | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,004 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ellington's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ellington popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ellington popularity over time - boys
700 total births recorded since 1921 (Ellington as boys' name)
Ellington by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (555 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Ellington's strongest decade.
555 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ellington births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
555 births
- 2020s
2020s
360 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 555 births (55% of all-time use).
How Ellington 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 Ellington's total volume
Ellington by state
Where Ellington concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 75 | 7.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 65 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 43 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 38 | 3.8% |
| #5 | California | | 36 | 3.6% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 24 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.0% |
75 of 1,004 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Ellington appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ellington's data
- Ellington's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (555 total births) through the 2020s (360) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ellingtons (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ellington: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Ellington 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.