Girls' name · since 1910

Ellouise

1,029 babies named Ellouise in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,370 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,132 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,029
born since 1910
1920s
peak decade

1,029 babies have been named Ellouise since 1910, making it today's #6132 girls' name.

Ellouise has 1,029 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6132 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.

  • #7,370 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,132 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,029 born since 1910
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellouise ranks #7,370 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,132 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,029 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.

#7,370 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,132 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,029
born since 1910
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.5%
Ellouise vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ellouise's 1,029 recorded births place it above 89.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Ellouise compares

1,029 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

Ellouise's all-time total is 174% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ellouise Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,029 376 567,345
Peak-year births 39 21 19,840

Ellouise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ellouise's full recorded timeline at 1941, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ellouise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
39
Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
01020304050 191019191927193519431951201320212025 19

Ellouise by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (269 births, 26% of the file).

1920s was Ellouise's strongest decade.

269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Ellouise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 269 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ellouise 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 Ellouise's total volume

Ellouise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 20406080100120140 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -26, 9.9%-84, 6.4%-33, 6.9%-79, 21.8%-56, 5.9%-27, 7.9%-44, 5%-54, 7.2%-30, 7.8%-59, 4.4%-29, 7.1%-59, 4.8%-64, 4.7%-56, 4.6%-52, 6%Ellouise-116, 3.8%Ellouise
Ellouise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ellouise by state

Where Ellouise concentrates geographically, total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ellouise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
42 4.1%
#2 Michigan
8 0.8%
#3 Florida
5 0.5%
Texas share of Ellouise's total US births 4.1%
Even split

42 of 1,029 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellouise?
Since 1910, Social Security records show 1,029 babies named Ellouise. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #7,370 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,132 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1922, with 39 births.
Where does Ellouise sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellouise ranks #7,370 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,132 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ellouise most popular?
Ellouise was most popular in the 1920s decade with 269 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Ellouise most popular?
The top states for the name Ellouise are Texas (42 births), Michigan (8 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Ellouise been used?
Records for Ellouise go back to 1910, giving 116 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ellouise?
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.

What to do with Ellouise's data

  • Ellouise's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (269 total births) through the 2020s (122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Ellouises (42 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.

Keep exploring Ellouise

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ellouise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1910–2025 (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 Ellouise 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.