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Ellen

Ellen is currently the #1062 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 230 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #808 to #1062. Looking at the full record since 1880, Ellen hit its all-time high of #58 in 1946, when 5,237 girls were given the name. State by state, Kansas leads the way at #497.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1062
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#58
in 1946 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
230
girls named Ellen

Ellen popularity, 1880–2025

0.12%0.25%0.37%0.50%18801900192019401960198020002020#58 in 1946
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1946

Where Ellen is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025NH—Washington: #679 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#679Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025WI—Michigan: #787 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#787New York: #1235 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1235Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #878 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#878Pennsylvania: #763 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#763New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025CT—California: #1149 (22 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1149Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025NM—Kansas: #497 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KS#497Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025AR—Tennessee: #888 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#888North Carolina: #729 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#729South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ellen in 2025HI—Texas: #1406 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1406Florida: #1170 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1170
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kansas (#497), Indiana (#651), Washington (#679)

Uniqueness score

52/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ellen in the most recent year of SSA data.

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