Girls' name · since 1921
Elly
4,585 babies named Elly in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,613 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,585
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Elly is the #1613 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,585 recorded since 1921.
Elly has 4,585 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1613 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #2,721 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,613 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,585 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elly ranks #2,721 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,613 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,585 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,613 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,585
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Elly's 4,585 recorded births place it above 96.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Elly compares
4,585 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Elly's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Elly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,585 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 191 | 21 | 19,840 |
Elly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elly's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 191, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 191
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Elly popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1977 (Elly as boys' name)
Elly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,607 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Elly's strongest decade.
1,607 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Elly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 61
1920s
61 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 88
1950s
88 births
- 1960s 142
1960s
142 births
- 1970s 192
1970s
192 births
- 1980s 231
1980s
231 births
- 1990s 380
1990s
380 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,098 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,607 births
- 2020s
2020s
752 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,607 births (35% of all-time use).
How Elly 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 Elly's total volume
Elly by state
Where Elly concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 508 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 263 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 150 | 3.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 149 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 132 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 87 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 81 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 80 | 1.7% |
508 of 4,585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Elly appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Elly's data
- Elly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,607 total births) through the 2020s (752) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ellys (508 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Elly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Elly 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.