Ella

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Ella is a given name of Germanic, English origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 346,302 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 345,401 as girls and 901 as boys. Ella gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2010 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #209 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,685
2023 5,664
2022 6,284
2021 7,046
2020 7,367
2019 8,127
2018 8,136
2017 8,089
2016 7,944
2015 7,917
2014 8,575
2013 8,470
2012 9,224
2011 9,604
2010 9,897
2009 9,669
2008 9,372
2007 9,569
2006 9,225
2005 9,083
2004 8,278
2003 5,918
2002 3,566
2001 1,722
2000 1,232
1999 782
1998 657
1997 501
1996 383
1995 310
1994 314
1993 266
1992 229
1991 216
1990 237
1989 165
1988 183
1987 128
1986 127
1985 146
1984 138
1983 156
1982 177
1981 181
1980 174
1979 173
1978 174
1977 163
1976 183
1975 182
1974 212
1973 224
1972 205
1971 257
1970 323
1969 320
1968 314
1967 382
1966 430
1965 485
1964 564
1963 597
1962 638
1961 713
1960 753
1959 866
1958 841
1957 968
1956 989
1955 1,130
1954 1,099
1953 1,170
1952 1,254
1951 1,364
1950 1,384
1949 1,558
1948 1,562
1947 1,641
1946 1,509
1945 1,480
1944 1,578
1943 1,674
1942 1,680
1941 1,716
1940 1,682
1939 1,842
1938 1,737
1937 1,764
1936 1,849
1935 1,922
1934 2,089
1933 2,045
1932 2,275
1931 2,175
1930 2,423
1929 2,493
1928 2,686
1927 2,856
1926 2,870
1925 3,021
1924 3,080
1923 3,008
1922 3,167
1921 3,258
1920 3,244
1919 3,173
1918 3,299
1917 3,069
1916 2,970
1915 2,962
1914 2,318
1913 2,082
1912 1,921
1911 1,613
1910 1,595
1909 1,391
1908 1,434
1907 1,456
1906 1,350
1905 1,448
1904 1,439
1903 1,426
1902 1,532
1901 1,442
1900 1,923
1899 1,510
1898 1,726
1897 1,708
1896 1,689
1895 1,692
1894 1,769
1893 1,760
1892 1,814
1891 1,692
1890 1,758
1889 1,647
1888 1,782
1887 1,521
1886 1,470
1885 1,401
1884 1,380
1883 1,256
1882 1,206
1881 1,148
1880 1,156