Ellen

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Ellen is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 275,793 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 275,048 as girls and 745 as boys. Ellen gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1951 and has since declined significantly. It is the #286 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 244
2023 239
2022 255
2021 289
2020 336
2019 347
2018 356
2017 385
2016 450
2015 406
2014 435
2013 403
2012 374
2011 401
2010 430
2009 416
2008 459
2007 513
2006 545
2005 517
2004 594
2003 668
2002 590
2001 609
2000 632
1999 675
1998 622
1997 812
1996 1,156
1995 1,311
1994 1,322
1993 1,311
1992 1,335
1991 1,430
1990 1,385
1989 1,325
1988 1,192
1987 1,084
1986 977
1985 854
1984 936
1983 958
1982 1,007
1981 958
1980 988
1979 948
1978 1,012
1977 1,018
1976 950
1975 1,021
1974 1,094
1973 1,073
1972 1,176
1971 1,391
1970 1,759
1969 1,895
1968 2,109
1967 2,531
1966 2,811
1965 3,261
1964 3,541
1963 3,961
1962 4,128
1961 4,855
1960 5,148
1959 5,408
1958 5,168
1957 5,598
1956 5,445
1955 5,479
1954 5,470
1953 5,551
1952 5,852
1951 5,956
1950 5,578
1949 5,513
1948 5,299
1947 5,876
1946 5,251
1945 4,198
1944 4,014
1943 4,167
1942 4,217
1941 3,686
1940 3,330
1939 3,019
1938 2,817
1937 2,517
1936 2,412
1935 2,445
1934 2,467
1933 2,212
1932 2,381
1931 2,463
1930 2,534
1929 2,584
1928 2,690
1927 2,877
1926 2,778
1925 2,808
1924 2,956
1923 2,680
1922 2,962
1921 3,073
1920 3,083
1919 2,935
1918 3,036
1917 2,870
1916 2,838
1915 2,587
1914 2,039
1913 1,579
1912 1,458
1911 1,171
1910 1,038
1909 960
1908 848
1907 855
1906 898
1905 845
1904 774
1903 773
1902 758
1901 711
1900 922
1899 708
1898 786
1897 738
1896 817
1895 751
1894 765
1893 798
1892 760
1891 675
1890 659
1889 653
1888 691
1887 579
1886 551
1885 562
1884 602
1883 500
1882 452
1881 413
1880 411