Is Ellen a boy or girl name?
Ellen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 244 girls and 0 boys were named Ellen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 275,793 US babies named Ellen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,028
- Babies named Ellen since 1880
- 275,793
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 5,956 babies
Boys and girls named Ellen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 5,402 | 99.8% |
| 1890s | 22 | 7,435 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 5 | 8,339 | 99.9% |
| 1910s | 51 | 21,500 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 100 | 28,391 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 128 | 25,139 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 146 | 45,405 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 115 | 55,390 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 94 | 34,146 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 20 | 11,422 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 39 | 10,240 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 13 | 11,346 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,543 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,987 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,363 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,028 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,051 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,016 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 289 | #920 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 336 | #809 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 347 | #797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 356 | #765 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 385 | #735 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 450 | #653 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 406 | #701 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 435 | #656 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 403 | #700 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 374 | #743 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 401 | #696 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 430 | #674 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 416 | #699 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 459 | #669 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 513 | #583 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 545 | #543 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 517 | #555 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 594 | #495 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 668 | #449 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 590 | #476 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 609 | #455 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 632 | #449 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 675 | #413 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 622 | #426 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 812 | #345 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,156 | #244 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,311 | #214 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,322 | #217 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,935 | 1,305 | #216 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,335 | #217 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,430 | #209 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,635 | 1,378 | #210 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,302 | 1,316 | #202 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,624 | 1,187 | #219 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,299 | 1,079 | #240 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,002 | 969 | #265 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 854 | #290 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,135 | 929 | #263 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,550 | 953 | #246 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 1,007 | #250 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 958 | #257 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 988 | #260 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,342 | 943 | #256 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 1,012 | #241 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,018 | #244 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,806 | 941 | #251 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,021 | #238 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,807 | 1,088 | #234 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,073 | #241 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,176 | #235 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,391 | #218 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,759 | #188 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,895 | #169 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,457 | 2,102 | #156 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,673 | 2,525 | #138 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,642 | 2,805 | #130 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,667 | 3,251 | #117 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,916 | 3,532 | #119 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,988 | 3,944 | #112 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,136 | 4,113 | #109 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,591 | 4,844 | #97 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,350 | 5,135 | #94 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,575 | 5,397 | #91 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,405 | 5,156 | #93 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,698 | 5,588 | #85 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,305 | 5,432 | #84 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,828 | 5,470 | #81 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,144 | 5,456 | #77 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,124 | 5,537 | #76 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,572 | 5,842 | #70 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,416 | 5,945 | #68 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,355 | 5,567 | #66 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,857 | 5,505 | #64 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,496 | 5,289 | #67 |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,708 | 5,856 | #61 |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,974 | 5,237 | #58 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,448 | 4,189 | #61 |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,762 | 3,998 | #63 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,937 | 4,152 | #67 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,599 | 4,197 | #64 |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,462 | 3,664 | #67 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,111 | 3,318 | #74 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,903 | 3,005 | #80 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,110 | 2,805 | #89 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,646 | 2,499 | #102 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,904 | 2,398 | #99 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,289 | 2,434 | #95 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,165 | 2,455 | #95 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,261 | 2,201 | #104 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,365 | 2,370 | #104 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,135 | 2,450 | #99 |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,338 | 2,522 | #100 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,877 | 2,567 | #97 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,166 | 2,682 | #98 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,762 | 2,867 | #93 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,780 | 2,768 | #100 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,228 | 2,794 | #101 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,612 | 2,949 | #99 |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,023 | 2,671 | #103 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,090 | 2,953 | #95 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,049 | 3,064 | #95 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,590 | 3,076 | #92 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,857 | 2,929 | #92 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,856 | 3,030 | #92 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,015 | 2,855 | #90 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 2,838 | #87 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,524 | 2,581 | #88 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 2,039 | #86 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 1,579 | #88 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,782 | 1,449 | #86 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,215 | 1,162 | #84 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 1,038 | #88 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 960 | #86 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 848 | #92 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 855 | #89 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 898 | #80 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 845 | #81 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 774 | #84 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 773 | #85 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,187 | 753 | #84 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 711 | #82 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 922 | #82 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 708 | #81 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 786 | #81 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,109 | 733 | #77 |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,020 | 811 | #73 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,129 | 746 | #75 |
| 1894 | 6 | #990 | 759 | #72 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 798 | #69 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 760 | #69 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 675 | #69 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 659 | #70 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 653 | #68 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 691 | #68 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 579 | #66 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 551 | #70 |
| 1885 | 7 | #785 | 555 | #64 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,013 | 597 | #59 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 500 | #62 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 452 | #64 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 413 | #65 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 411 | #61 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ellen reached #785 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #58 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ellen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.