Recorded 1880–2020 Boys' name Peak 1918 7,332 births

Ellsworth — boys' name

7,332 babies named Ellsworth in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Ellsworth was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

300 babies were named Ellsworth in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ellsworth

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,332 babies named Ellsworth between 1880 and 2020, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ellsworth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 300 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ellsworth performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ellsworth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 680 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Ellsworth in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ellsworth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 7,332 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ellsworth at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

7,332

Since 1880

141 years of records

Peak year

1918

300 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1880

Recorded for 141 years

Last year on file: 2020

Ellsworth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1880

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1918)
300
Annual births at peak — across 141 years of records
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Ellsworth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
2,115 births that decade — 29% of Ellsworth's all-time total
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Ellsworth by state

Where Ellsworth concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ellsworth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
680 9.3%
#2 New York
482 6.6%
#3 Ohio
387 5.3%
#4 Minnesota
352 4.8%
#5 Maryland
335 4.6%
#6 Wisconsin
300 4.1%
#7 Illinois
230 3.1%
#8 Michigan
209 2.9%
Pennsylvania share of Ellsworth's total US births 9.3%
Even split

680 of 7,332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Ellsworth appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ellsworth?
7,332 babies have been named Ellsworth since 1880. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1918 with 300 births.
When was Ellsworth most popular?
Ellsworth was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,115 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Ellsworth most popular?
The top states for the name Ellsworth are Pennsylvania (680 births), New York (482 births), Ohio (387 births).
How long has the name Ellsworth been used?
Ellsworth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 141 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Ellsworth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elliott, Elliot, Ellis, Ellison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.