Ell

EHL /ˈɛl/
boy 1 syllable fading

Ell is a very rare variant of Eli that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Ell is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1948. Ell was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 1920 (10 births).

About the name Ell

PronunciationEHL /ˈɛl/

Names similar to Ell

EliEloyElioElyEliahEleahElaiaElliottElkyElla

How popular is Ell?

Boys named Ell
18821890190019101920193019401948
Boys named Ell per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1882–1948 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1948) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Ell
191619201922
Girls named Ell per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1882–1948 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1948) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ell total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19486——#3,418
19455——#3,458
19445——#3,576
19436——#3,330
19345——#3,843
19316——#3,506
19305——#4,164
19296——#3,676
192510——#2,811
19246——#4,012
192310——#2,814
192214—#5,221#3,089
19215——#4,539
192010——#2,827
19197——#3,515
19186——#3,855
19177——#3,317
191611—#4,625#3,613
19158——#2,893
19145——#3,393
19136——#2,577
18825——#977
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