Ella Name Popularity

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How popular is Ella?

The very popular name Ella was the 15th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #12 for the first time in 2011 and as recently as 2012.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2010 with 9,876 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Ella was 127 in 1986.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ella occurred roughly during the years 1909-1915, 1987-1990, and 1991-2005, whereas 1981-1984 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Ella popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

Ella's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. however, the number of children named Ella lately has remained about the same.

The name Ella is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Ella (Girl)		Ella (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		8,055	15	10	7,710
2017		8,046	16	6	11,139
2016		7,908	17	5	12,734
2015		7,902	18	< 5	--
2014		8,553	17	7	9,930
2013		8,448	15	9	8,296
2012		9,203	12	13	6,412
2011		9,590	12	6	11,236
2010		9,876	13	14	6,132
2009		9,654	15	12	6,913
2008		9,352	19	10	7,857
2007		9,545	21	16	5,498
2006		9,207	21	14	5,867
2005		9,065	23	12	6,340
2004		8,241	29	27	3,480
2003		5,903	44	9	7,423
2002		3,561	89	< 5	--
2001		1,719	191	< 5	--
2000		1,222	264	< 5	--
1999		771	373	< 5	--
1998		655	411	< 5	--
1997		499	496	< 5	--
1996		383	596	< 5	--
1995		309	689	< 5	--
1994		312	679	< 5	--
1993		266	778	< 5	--
1992		228	867	< 5	--
1991		216	901	< 5	--
1990		235	836	< 5	--
1989		165	1,038	< 5	--
1988		183	924	< 5	--
1987		128	1,152	< 5	--
1986		127	1,135	< 5	--
1985		146	1,031	< 5	--
1984		138	1,029	< 5	--
1983		156	948	< 5	--
1982		179	862	< 5	--
1981		180	862	< 5	--
1980		174	881	< 5	--
1979		172	883	< 5	--
1978		173	855	< 5	--
1977		164	879	< 5	--
1976		182	784	< 5	--
1975		183	774	< 5	--
1974		212	695	< 5	--
1973		225	662	< 5	--
1972		206	704	< 5	--
1971		257	641	< 5	--
1970		324	564	< 5	--
1969		320	551	< 5	--
1968		314	545	< 5	--
1967		383	486	< 5	--
1966		429	455	< 5	--
1965		478	429	6	3,652
1964		565	411	< 5	--
1963		597	393	< 5	--
1962		631	373	7	3,395
1961		713	358	< 5	--
1960		747	352	6	3,781
1959		867	314	< 5	--
1958		839	319	< 5	--
1957		967	291	< 5	--
1956		990	276	< 5	--
1955		1,129	244	5	4,020
1954		1,096	246	< 5	--
1953		1,161	235	9	2,772
1952		1,244	221	9	2,731
1951		1,363	206	< 5	--
1950		1,379	198	5	3,840
1949		1,552	177	6	3,432
1948		1,553	177	8	2,850
1947		1,636	177	6	3,470
1946		1,499	177	9	2,582
1945		1,472	158	8	2,620
1944		1,572	158	5	3,576
1943		1,663	155	10	2,446
1942		1,659	152	21	1,552
1941		1,697	141	19	1,600
1940		1,670	146	11	2,222
1939		1,829	132	13	1,990
1938		1,728	140	9	2,532
1937		1,747	134	16	1,778
1936		1,838	126	13	1,985
1935		1,900	122	21	1,506
1934		2,070	113	18	1,679
1933		2,027	113	18	1,664
1932		2,258	108	19	1,665
1931		2,162	110	13	2,134
1930		2,404	107	19	1,710
1929		2,473	102	19	1,746
1928		2,670	100	16	1,986
1927		2,842	98	13	2,328
1926		2,852	98	18	1,856
1925		3,006	93	15	2,117
1924		3,061	94	19	1,860
1923		2,995	93	13	2,367
1922		3,150	90	17	1,976
1921		3,237	89	21	1,727
1920		3,232	88	12	2,500
1919		3,158	87	15	2,089
1918		3,290	84	8	3,186
1917		3,054	83	15	2,014
1916		2,965	81	5	4,097
1915		2,954	75	8	2,894
1914		2,308	72	10	2,145
1913		2,071	70	11	1,714
1912		1,921	69	< 5	--
1911		1,604	63	9	1,214
1910		1,587	62	8	1,235
1909		1,382	60	9	1,043
1908		1,428	56	6	1,262
1907		1,451	54	6	1,238
1906		1,343	54	7	1,041
1905		1,438	52	10	802
1904		1,432	48	7	996
1903		1,419	50	7	936
1902		1,525	45	7	957
1901		1,435	42	7	884
1900		1,911	42	12	754
1899		1,502	42	8	806
1898		1,715	39	11	673
1897		1,708	36	< 5	--
1896		1,683	36	6	1,019
1895		1,692	35	< 5	--
1894		1,761	31	8	805
1893		1,760	28	< 5	--
1892		1,808	27	6	996
1891		1,685	23	7	792
1890		1,758	23	< 5	--
1889		1,647	22	< 5	--
1888		1,774	18	8	768
1887		1,521	16	< 5	--
1886		1,464	19	6	876
1885		1,395	19	6	865
1884		1,374	19	6	890
1883		1,251	16	5	937
1882		1,206	15	< 5	--
1881		1,148	13	< 5	--
1880		1,156	13	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.