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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Ellen

Used in both girl and boy records

Ellen appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Ellen by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDEllen as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#164girl rank1951peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDEllen as a boy’s nameUS records 1884–1993
#5354boy rank1941peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Ellen in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19515,945 uses#5819461880–2020141 listed years
Boy194122 uses#76518851884–199373 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.