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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 5,831 female babies that were named Ella in the US, which was 0.36% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Ella peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2010 with a count of 9,884 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 2025.

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	176	0.01
1983	156	0.01
1984	138	0.01
1985	147	0.01
1986	128	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	659	0.04
1999	782	0.04
2000	1232	0.07
2001	1722	0.10
2002	3567	0.20
2003	5909	0.32
2004	8252	0.45
2005	9072	0.49
2006	9213	0.49
2007	9554	0.50
2008	9364	0.50
2009	9659	0.53
2010	9884	0.56
2011	9597	0.55
2012	9210	0.52
2013	8461	0.48
2014	8570	0.48
2015	7918	0.44
2016	7940	0.45
2017	8084	0.47
2018	8127	0.48
2019	8131	0.48
2020	7372	0.46
2021	7041	0.43
2022	6291	0.38
2023	5670	0.35
2024	5715	0.35
2025	5831	0.36