Girls' name · since 1898
Ellinor
Ellinor has 690 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,770 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellinor currently ranks #4770 among girls' names in America, with 690 babies recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellinor has been recorded 690 times among girls since 1898, currently ranked #4770 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #9,601 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,770 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 690 born since 1898
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellinor ranks #9,601 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,770 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 690 born since 1898, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,770 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellinor's 690 recorded births place it above 86.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Washington.
How Ellinor compares
690 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Ellinor's all-time total is 84% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellinor | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 690 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellinor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ellinor's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ellinor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Ellinor by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (241 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Ellinor's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ellinor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s 53
1920s
53 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
241 births
- 2020s
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 241 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ellinor 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 Ellinor's total volume
Ellinor by state
Where Ellinor concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 30 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.7% |
30 of 690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ellinor's data
- Ellinor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (241 total births) through the 2020s (197) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Washington records the most Ellinors (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington 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 Ellinor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Ellinor 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.