Ella is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #29 in 2025.
Ella is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #29 for girl births in the United States (and #85 across all names), given to 5,831 babies. Ella was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2010 (9,884 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,831 | 5,831 | #29 | — |
| 2024 | 5,715 | 5,715 | #30 | — |
| 2023 | 5,675 | 5,675 | #32 | #12,776 |
| 2022 | 6,291 | 6,299 | #25 | — |
| 2021 | 7,050 | 7,050 | #16 | #8,367 |
| 2020 | 7,372 | 7,372 | #15 | — |
| 2019 | 8,131 | 8,136 | #13 | — |
| 2018 | 8,137 | 8,142 | #15 | #7,763 |
| 2017 | 8,090 | 8,095 | #16 | #11,163 |
| 2016 | 7,945 | 7,950 | #17 | #12,769 |
| 2015 | 7,918 | 7,923 | #18 | — |
| 2014 | 8,577 | 8,577 | #17 | #9,949 |
| 2013 | 8,470 | 8,470 | #15 | #8,308 |
| 2012 | 9,223 | 9,223 | #12 | #6,418 |
| 2011 | 9,604 | 9,610 | #12 | #9,942 |
| 2010 | 9,898 | 9,903 | #13 | #6,138 |
| 2009 | 9,671 | 9,671 | #15 | #6,922 |
| 2008 | 9,374 | 9,374 | #19 | #7,863 |
| 2007 | 9,570 | 9,575 | #21 | #5,502 |
| 2006 | 9,227 | 9,227 | #21 | #5,869 |
| 2005 | 9,084 | 9,084 | #23 | #6,347 |
| 2004 | 8,279 | 8,279 | #29 | #3,484 |
| 2003 | 5,918 | 5,918 | #44 | #7,427 |
| 2002 | 3,567 | 3,567 | #89 | — |
| 2001 | 1,722 | 1,722 | #190 | — |
| 2000 | 1,232 | 1,232 | #264 | — |
| 1999 | 782 | 782 | #373 | — |
| 1998 | 659 | 659 | #409 | — |
| 1997 | 501 | — | #493 | — |
| 1996 | 383 | — | #596 | — |
| 1995 | 310 | — | #687 | — |
| 1994 | 314 | — | #676 | — |
| 1993 | 266 | — | #778 | — |
| 1992 | 229 | — | #862 | — |
| 1991 | 216 | — | #901 | — |
| 1990 | 237 | — | #828 | — |
| 1989 | 165 | — | #1,038 | — |
| 1988 | 183 | — | #924 | — |
| 1987 | 128 | — | #1,152 | — |
| 1986 | 128 | — | #1,132 | — |
| 1985 | 147 | — | #1,026 | — |
| 1984 | 138 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1983 | 156 | — | #949 | — |
| 1982 | 176 | — | #876 | — |
| 1981 | 181 | — | #859 | — |
| 1980 | 174 | — | #881 | — |
| 1979 | 173 | — | #881 | — |
| 1978 | 174 | — | #849 | — |
| 1977 | 163 | — | #881 | — |
| 1976 | 183 | — | #781 | — |
| 1975 | 182 | — | #776 | — |
| 1974 | 212 | — | #695 | — |
| 1973 | 224 | — | #664 | — |
| 1972 | 205 | — | #706 | — |
| 1971 | 257 | — | #640 | — |
| 1970 | 323 | — | #564 | — |
| 1969 | 320 | — | #551 | — |
| 1968 | 314 | — | #545 | — |
| 1967 | 382 | — | #486 | — |
| 1966 | 430 | — | #454 | — |
| 1965 | 485 | — | #429 | #3,649 |
| 1964 | 564 | — | #411 | — |
| 1963 | 597 | — | #393 | — |
| 1962 | 637 | — | #374 | #3,400 |
| 1961 | 714 | — | #358 | — |
| 1960 | 752 | — | #352 | #3,777 |
| 1959 | 867 | — | #314 | — |
| 1958 | 841 | — | #320 | — |
| 1957 | 968 | — | #290 | — |
| 1956 | 989 | — | #276 | — |
| 1955 | 1,130 | — | #244 | #4,021 |
| 1954 | 1,099 | — | #244 | — |
| 1953 | 1,170 | — | #235 | #2,773 |
| 1952 | 1,254 | — | #220 | #2,733 |
| 1951 | 1,364 | — | #206 | — |
| 1950 | 1,384 | — | #198 | #3,838 |
| 1949 | 1,558 | — | #177 | #3,431 |
| 1948 | 1,562 | — | #177 | #2,849 |
| 1947 | 1,641 | — | #177 | #3,469 |
| 1946 | 1,508 | — | #177 | #2,583 |
| 1945 | 1,481 | — | #158 | #2,620 |
| 1944 | 1,578 | — | #158 | #3,577 |
| 1943 | 1,674 | — | #155 | #2,447 |
| 1942 | 1,680 | — | #152 | #1,551 |
| 1941 | 1,716 | — | #141 | #1,602 |
| 1940 | 1,682 | — | #146 | #2,222 |
| 1939 | 1,842 | — | #132 | #1,988 |
| 1938 | 1,737 | — | #140 | #2,531 |
| 1937 | 1,764 | — | #134 | #1,778 |
| 1936 | 1,849 | — | #126 | #1,985 |
| 1935 | 1,922 | — | #122 | #1,506 |
| 1934 | 2,089 | — | #113 | #1,679 |
| 1933 | 2,045 | — | #113 | #1,664 |
| 1932 | 2,275 | — | #108 | #1,668 |
| 1931 | 2,175 | — | #110 | #2,134 |
| 1930 | 2,423 | — | #107 | #1,710 |
| 1929 | 2,494 | — | #102 | #1,748 |
| 1928 | 2,686 | — | #100 | #1,987 |
| 1927 | 2,856 | — | #98 | #2,328 |
| 1926 | 2,870 | — | #98 | #1,855 |
| 1925 | 3,021 | — | #93 | #2,118 |
| 1924 | 3,080 | — | #94 | #1,860 |
| 1923 | 3,008 | — | #93 | #2,367 |
| 1922 | 3,167 | — | #90 | #1,976 |
| 1921 | 3,258 | — | #89 | #1,727 |
| 1920 | 3,244 | — | #88 | #2,499 |
| 1919 | 3,173 | — | #87 | #2,089 |
| 1918 | 3,299 | — | #84 | #3,186 |
| 1917 | 3,069 | — | #83 | #2,014 |
| 1916 | 2,970 | — | #81 | #4,096 |
| 1915 | 2,962 | — | #75 | #2,894 |
| 1914 | 2,318 | — | #72 | #2,145 |
| 1913 | 2,082 | — | #70 | #1,714 |
| 1912 | 1,921 | — | #69 | — |
| 1911 | 1,613 | — | #63 | #1,214 |
| 1910 | 1,595 | — | #62 | #1,235 |
| 1909 | 1,391 | — | #60 | #1,043 |
| 1908 | 1,434 | — | #56 | #1,262 |
| 1907 | 1,456 | — | #54 | #1,238 |
| 1906 | 1,350 | — | #54 | #1,041 |
| 1905 | 1,448 | — | #52 | #802 |
| 1904 | 1,439 | — | #48 | #996 |
| 1903 | 1,426 | — | #50 | #936 |
| 1902 | 1,532 | — | #45 | #957 |
| 1901 | 1,442 | — | #42 | #884 |
| 1900 | 1,923 | — | #42 | #754 |
| 1899 | 1,510 | — | #42 | #806 |
| 1898 | 1,726 | — | #39 | #673 |
| 1897 | 1,708 | — | #36 | — |
| 1896 | 1,689 | — | #36 | #1,019 |
| 1895 | 1,692 | — | #35 | — |
| 1894 | 1,769 | — | #31 | #805 |
| 1893 | 1,760 | — | #28 | — |
| 1892 | 1,814 | — | #27 | #996 |
| 1891 | 1,692 | — | #23 | #792 |
| 1890 | 1,758 | — | #23 | — |
| 1889 | 1,647 | — | #22 | — |
| 1888 | 1,782 | — | #18 | #768 |
| 1887 | 1,521 | — | #16 | — |
| 1886 | 1,470 | — | #19 | #876 |
| 1885 | 1,401 | — | #19 | #865 |
| 1884 | 1,380 | — | #19 | #890 |
| 1883 | 1,256 | — | #16 | #937 |
| 1882 | 1,206 | — | #15 | — |
| 1881 | 1,148 | — | #13 | — |
| 1880 | 1,156 | — | #13 | — |