Ellie Name Popularity

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How popular is Ellie?

The very popular name Ellie was the 37th 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 #37 for the first time this year with 5,190 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ellie in any given year was 17 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ellie occurred roughly during the years 1891-1894, 1909-1913, 1914-1918, 1949-1953, 1957-1960, 1971-1975, 1984-2004, and 2006-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1924-1932, and 1968-1971.

Where is the name Ellie popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Ellie's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Ellie has risen.

The name Ellie is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Ellie (Girl)		Ellie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5,190	37	10	7,711
2017		5,005	44	7	9,973
2016		5,065	43	6	11,102
2015		4,862	48	6	11,069
2014		4,480	55	12	6,737
2013		3,762	74	< 5	--
2012		3,383	84	7	10,011
2011		3,062	97	< 5	--
2010		2,909	104	5	12,823
2009		2,234	144	< 5	--
2008		1,996	167	5	13,104
2007		2,010	175	< 5	--
2006		1,993	175	7	9,866
2005		1,889	183	< 5	--
2004		1,817	189	8	8,358
2003		1,728	187	8	8,062
2002		1,619	200	8	7,870
2001		905	340	< 5	--
2000		829	360	< 5	--
1999		708	394	< 5	--
1998		603	437	< 5	--
1997		429	549	< 5	--
1996		374	611	< 5	--
1995		359	617	< 5	--
1994		252	802	< 5	--
1993		255	796	< 5	--
1992		233	854	< 5	--
1991		168	1,077	< 5	--
1990		173	1,038	5	8,513
1989		128	1,239	< 5	--
1988		91	1,496	5	7,620
1987		87	1,487	< 5	--
1986		58	1,918	< 5	--
1985		49	2,144	< 5	--
1984		57	1,868	5	6,615
1983		71	1,571	5	6,546
1982		71	1,625	< 5	--
1981		81	1,492	< 5	--
1980		75	1,554	< 5	--
1979		81	1,475	< 5	--
1978		57	1,788	< 5	--
1977		60	1,722	< 5	--
1976		68	1,514	< 5	--
1975		70	1,464	6	4,998
1974		54	1,693	< 5	--
1973		55	1,653	6	4,678
1972		47	1,813	< 5	--
1971		30	2,496	< 5	--
1970		44	1,934	6	4,394
1969		53	1,653	< 5	--
1968		45	1,757	< 5	--
1967		41	1,823	6	3,670
1966		39	1,830	7	3,322
1965		60	1,427	8	3,062
1964		63	1,420	< 5	--
1963		76	1,264	7	3,421
1962		66	1,363	7	3,396
1961		60	1,441	12	2,451
1960		74	1,284	< 5	--
1959		67	1,309	< 5	--
1958		59	1,386	15	2,122
1957		53	1,463	< 5	--
1956		57	1,383	7	3,299
1955		62	1,279	7	3,287
1954		52	1,399	11	2,498
1953		59	1,265	11	2,432
1952		48	1,407	9	2,732
1951		43	1,441	10	2,544
1950		43	1,397	10	2,477
1949		37	1,519	8	2,856
1948		44	1,390	13	2,141
1947		42	1,443	10	2,545
1946		45	1,294	19	1,655
1945		42	1,237	11	2,163
1944		31	1,464	18	1,645
1943		36	1,374	20	1,597
1942		35	1,373	15	1,890
1941		45	1,105	11	2,243
1940		38	1,191	14	1,929
1939		38	1,183	12	2,092
1938		39	1,165	16	1,763
1937		48	1,023	18	1,646
1936		46	1,024	11	2,216
1935		44	1,043	15	1,855
1934		47	1,012	17	1,737
1933		46	1,028	15	1,851
1932		35	1,222	19	1,666
1931		43	1,077	10	2,527
1930		55	998	26	1,440
1929		54	984	16	1,951
1928		56	997	13	2,299
1927		66	918	27	1,445
1926		71	881	14	2,228
1925		91	775	22	1,646
1924		87	798	26	1,502
1923		82	802	26	1,470
1922		93	761	28	1,410
1921		84	799	18	1,928
1920		83	792	24	1,555
1919		89	747	27	1,391
1918		123	642	25	1,459
1917		84	757	21	1,608
1916		83	746	25	1,388
1915		90	701	28	1,245
1914		70	690	23	1,236
1913		81	568	13	1,519
1912		64	615	13	1,376
1911		47	629	7	1,430
1910		50	589	11	1,000
1909		38	639	14	769
1908		56	481	11	845
1907		56	477	9	946
1906		51	477	11	772
1905		54	460	7	1,026
1904		54	440	< 5	--
1903		48	463	6	1,045
1902		51	437	11	702
1901		60	380	< 5	--
1900		65	420	11	802
1899		48	422	5	1,095
1898		53	424	9	765
1897		44	444	6	980
1896		52	393	9	788
1895		37	482	7	909
1894		53	387	< 5	--
1893		47	391	8	788
1892		41	416	7	879
1891		38	401	12	530
1890		40	401	< 5	--
1889		34	417	< 5	--
1888		41	376	7	845
1887		39	347	5	977
1886		34	367	9	659
1885		25	418	6	866
1884		28	379	6	891
1883		24	377	7	747
1882		37	291	< 5	--
1881		27	303	< 5	--
1880		17	408	< 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.