NameTides

Ellen

Ellen was the #1,062 girls' name in the US in 2025 (230 babies), and #1,028 in England & Wales and #1,065 in Canada.

Ellen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Ellen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Ellen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,062 (230)#1,028 (33)#539 (5)#231 (7)#166 (28)#1,065 (25)—
2024#1,025 (246)#736 (51)#541 (5)#150 (13)#142 (33)#1,117 (23)—
2023#1,051 (239)#962 (36)#342 (10)#135 (15)#156 (31)#1,080 (23)—
2022#1,018 (255)#785 (46)#531 (5)#121 (18)#101 (52)#1,362 (17)—
2021#920 (289)#683 (56)#396 (8)#143 (16)#101 (55)#1,082 (24)—
2020#808 (336)#494 (82)#313 (11)#129 (16)#111 (46)#787 (36)—
2019#797 (347)#545 (74)#447 (7)#157 (13)#86 (67)#757 (38)—
2018#765 (356)#458 (94)#286 (13)#145 (15)#78 (81)#1,062 (24)—
2017#735 (385)#405 (108)#247 (17)#103 (22)#79 (79)#759 (37)—
2016#651 (450)#475 (92)#356 (10)#99 (26)#64 (99)#1,019 (26)—
2015#701 (406)#384 (119)#361 (10)#90 (28)#56 (117)#789 (35)—
2014#657 (435)#348 (132)#246 (18)#60 (38)#57 (120)#731 (38)—
2013#700 (403)#366 (124)#449 (7)#89 (27)#55 (128)#807 (34)—
2012#742 (374)#274 (179)#241 (19)#59 (44)#47 (155)#801 (34)—
2011#696 (401)#258 (189)#145 (32)#51 (49)#47 (159)#689 (41)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #59.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 750common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ellen is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,800 to 1 in 8,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ellen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #679WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: #787MINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #651INOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #763PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,149CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: #731MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #909AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #497KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #888TNNorth Carolina: #729NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,406TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Ellen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Ellen (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EllenCanadaGirls#1,06525
EllenEngland & WalesGirls#1,02833
EllenIrelandGirls#16628
EllenNorthern IrelandGirls#2317
EllenNSWGirls—too few
EllenScotlandGirls#5395
EllenUSGirls#1,062230
EllenUSBoys—too few