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 first appears in 1882 and peaked in 1920 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,418 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,458 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,576 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,330 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,843 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,506 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,164 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,676 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | — | #2,811 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #4,012 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | — | #2,814 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | #5,221 | #3,089 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,539 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | — | #2,827 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | — | #3,515 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,855 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,317 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | #4,625 | #3,613 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | — | #2,893 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,393 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,577 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #977 |