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Ella name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ella ranks #29 in female records (5,831 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Ella becoming more popular?

Ella's reported female count increased by 116 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #30 to #29. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Ella. That is not a count of zero.

Ella in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for EllaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8,1310201620252016: 7,940 female records2017: 8,084 female records2018: 8,127 female records2019: 8,131 female records2020: 7,372 female records2021: 7,041 female records2022: 6,291 female records2023: 5,670 female records2024: 5,715 female records2025: 5,831 female records2016: 5 male records2017: 6 male records2018: 10 male records2021: 9 male records2023: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20255,83129——
20245,71530——
20235,67032512,776
20226,29125——
20217,0411698,367
20207,37215——
20198,13113——
20188,12715107,763
20178,08416611,163
20167,94017512,769

Questions about Ella’s popularity

How common is Ella in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ella ranks #29 in female records (5,831 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Ella?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Ella only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Ella creates a match.

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