Is Ellyn a boy or girl name?
Ellyn was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,829 US babies named Ellyn were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,922
- Babies named Ellyn since 1898
- 3,829
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 102 babies
Boys and girls named Ellyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 505 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 744 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 490 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 248 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 339 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 581 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 236 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 229 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,922 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,756 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,892 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,150 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,509 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,127 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,604 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,896 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,330 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,172 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,128 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,878 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,871 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,536 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,457 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,147 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,201 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,995 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,595 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,924 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,193 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,754 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,099 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,413 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,585 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,487 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,431 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,042 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,639 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,399 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,217 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,906 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,622 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,524 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,815 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,791 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,844 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,275 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,792 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,544 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,209 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,460 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,657 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,768 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,243 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,469 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,581 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,018 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,033 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,762 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,346 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,522 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,834 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,750 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,663 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,173 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,005 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,179 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,591 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,701 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,539 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,723 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,530 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,442 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,201 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,302 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,278 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,293 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,213 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,168 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,142 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,116 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 90 | #994 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,070 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,043 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,032 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,106 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,024 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,090 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,218 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,209 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,182 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,232 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,392 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,649 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,297 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,663 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,804 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,070 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,129 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,943 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,923 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,896 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,626 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,342 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,845 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,256 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,047 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,928 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,655 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,339 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,021 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,673 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,409 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,063 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,983 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,606 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,408 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,990 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,159 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,025 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,202 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,484 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,566 |
Highest rank
Ellyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #994 in 1952. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ellyn
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.