Trend of the Popularity of Ella as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 5,685 female babies that were named Ella in the US, which was 0.35% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Ella peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2010 with a count of 9,883 babies, which was 0.56% of the total female babies born in the US in 2010.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Ella, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Ella.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Ella in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Ella in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Ella from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Ella as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	174	0.01
1981	181	0.01
1982	177	0.01
1983	156	0.01
1984	138	0.01
1985	146	0.01
1986	127	0.01
1987	128	0.01
1988	183	0.01
1989	165	0.01
1990	237	0.01
1991	216	0.01
1992	229	0.01
1993	266	0.02
1994	314	0.02
1995	310	0.02
1996	383	0.02
1997	501	0.03
1998	657	0.04
1999	782	0.04
2000	1232	0.07
2001	1722	0.10
2002	3566	0.20
2003	5909	0.32
2004	8251	0.45
2005	9071	0.49
2006	9211	0.49
2007	9553	0.50
2008	9362	0.50
2009	9657	0.53
2010	9883	0.56
2011	9597	0.55
2012	9211	0.52
2013	8461	0.48
2014	8568	0.48
2015	7917	0.44
2016	7939	0.45
2017	8083	0.47
2018	8126	0.48
2019	8127	0.48
2020	7367	0.46
2021	7037	0.43
2022	6284	0.38
2023	5659	0.35
2024	5685	0.35