How Many People Are Named Ellington?
people named Ellington are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 205,029 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,704 babies named Ellington in Social Security records from 1921 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
124 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ellington, 59.9% were girls and 40.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ellington rose from 44.7% in the 2000s to 66.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ellington alive today is about 10 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ellington first appears in the records in 1921 and was given most often in 2016, to 124 babies. In 2025, 84 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1921 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ellington has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,218, in 2015. In 2025 it ranked #2,868. Among boys, its best rank was #2,668, in 2016.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,868 | #4,166 |
| Best rank | #2,218 (2015) | #2,668 (2016) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,028 in the 2010s | #3,747 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ellington alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ellington were born in Texas than in any other state: about 87 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ellington was given 5.4 times as often in North Carolina and 2 times in Texas.
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