Ellen Name Popularity

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How popular is Ellen?

The less frequently given name Ellen was the 770th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #58 in 1946.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1951 with 5,944 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ellen was 353 in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ellen occurred roughly during the years 1911-1916, 1935-1942, and 1943-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1961-1975, and 1994-1998.

Where is the name Ellen popularity headed?

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

Ellen's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Ellen for their newborn has dropped.

The name Ellen still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Ellen has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Ellen (Girl)		Ellen (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		353	770	< 5	--
2017		383	735	< 5	--
2016		449	654	< 5	--
2015		404	704	< 5	--
2014		434	656	< 5	--
2013		402	700	< 5	--
2012		374	742	< 5	--
2011		400	696	< 5	--
2010		429	674	< 5	--
2009		414	701	< 5	--
2008		457	669	< 5	--
2007		513	583	< 5	--
2006		545	542	< 5	--
2005		516	555	< 5	--
2004		593	495	< 5	--
2003		668	449	< 5	--
2002		590	476	< 5	--
2001		608	455	< 5	--
2000		631	450	< 5	--
1999		674	413	< 5	--
1998		621	426	< 5	--
1997		812	345	< 5	--
1996		1,155	245	< 5	--
1995		1,312	214	< 5	--
1994		1,321	217	< 5	--
1993		1,305	216	5	9,163
1992		1,335	217	< 5	--
1991		1,429	209	< 5	--
1990		1,377	210	7	6,629
1989		1,316	202	9	5,300
1988		1,186	219	5	7,618
1987		1,080	240	5	7,294
1986		969	264	8	4,996
1985		854	290	< 5	--
1984		929	263	7	5,131
1983		953	246	5	6,545
1982		1,007	249	< 5	--
1981		957	257	< 5	--
1980		989	260	< 5	--
1979		943	256	5	6,339
1978		1,012	241	< 5	--
1977		1,018	244	< 5	--
1976		942	251	9	3,806
1975		1,021	238	< 5	--
1974		1,088	234	6	4,806
1973		1,074	241	< 5	--
1972		1,174	236	< 5	--
1971		1,391	218	< 5	--
1970		1,759	188	< 5	--
1969		1,894	169	< 5	--
1968		2,101	156	7	3,455
1967		2,522	139	6	3,669
1966		2,805	130	6	3,640
1965		3,252	117	10	2,667
1964		3,529	119	9	2,914
1963		3,941	112	18	1,917
1962		4,113	109	15	2,137
1961		4,847	97	11	2,584
1960		5,137	94	13	2,351
1959		5,390	91	11	2,576
1958		5,157	93	11	2,545
1957		5,582	85	10	2,695
1956		5,434	84	13	2,304
1955		5,473	81	9	2,829
1954		5,454	77	14	2,147
1953		5,537	76	14	2,126
1952		5,842	70	10	2,572
1951		5,944	68	11	2,418
1950		5,566	66	11	2,353
1949		5,506	64	8	2,855
1948		5,289	67	10	2,495
1947		5,856	61	20	1,709
1946		5,236	58	14	1,972
1945		4,188	61	9	2,448
1944		3,999	63	16	1,761
1943		4,153	67	15	1,936
1942		4,195	64	20	1,599
1941		3,663	67	22	1,461
1940		3,318	74	12	2,113
1939		3,006	80	14	1,904
1938		2,804	90	12	2,110
1937		2,500	102	18	1,645
1936		2,398	99	14	1,903
1935		2,434	95	11	2,289
1934		2,456	95	12	2,164
1933		2,201	104	11	2,260
1932		2,369	104	11	2,365
1931		2,450	99	13	2,135
1930		2,522	100	12	2,340
1929		2,567	97	17	1,878
1928		2,682	98	8	3,167
1927		2,867	93	10	2,761
1926		2,768	100	10	2,780
1925		2,794	101	14	2,229
1924		2,949	99	7	3,612
1923		2,671	103	9	3,023
1922		2,953	95	9	3,091
1921		3,065	95	9	3,049
1920		3,076	92	7	3,590
1919		2,929	92	6	3,857
1918		3,030	92	6	3,856
1917		2,855	90	15	2,015
1916		2,838	87	< 5	--
1915		2,581	88	6	3,524
1914		2,039	86	< 5	--
1913		1,579	88	< 5	--
1912		1,449	86	9	1,782
1911		1,162	84	9	1,215
1910		1,038	88	< 5	--
1909		960	86	< 5	--
1908		848	92	< 5	--
1907		855	89	< 5	--
1906		898	80	< 5	--
1905		845	81	< 5	--
1904		774	84	< 5	--
1903		773	85	< 5	--
1902		753	84	5	1,187
1901		711	82	< 5	--
1900		922	82	< 5	--
1899		708	81	< 5	--
1898		786	81	< 5	--
1897		733	77	5	1,109
1896		811	73	6	1,020
1895		746	75	5	1,129
1894		759	72	6	990
1893		798	69	< 5	--
1892		760	69	< 5	--
1891		675	69	< 5	--
1890		659	70	< 5	--
1889		653	68	< 5	--
1888		691	68	< 5	--
1887		579	66	< 5	--
1886		551	70	< 5	--
1885		555	64	7	785
1884		597	59	5	1,013
1883		500	62	< 5	--
1882		452	64	< 5	--
1881		413	65	< 5	--
1880		411	61	< 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.