How Many People Are Named Ellen?
people named Ellen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,260 people in the US has this name
Based on 276,029 babies named Ellen in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,956 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ellen (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ellen alive today is about 61 years old, and 66% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ellen first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1951, to 5,956 babies. In 2025, 230 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ellen never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #58, in 1946, and it was in the top 100 in 77 years between 1880 and 1961. In 2025 it ranked #1,062.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,062 |
| Best rank | #58 (1946) |
| Years in the top 100 | 77 (1880 to 1961) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #80 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ellen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ellen were born in New York than in any other state: about 22,944 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ellen was given 1.9 times as often in Massachusetts, 1.7 times in New York and 1.6 times in Connecticut.
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