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Else Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Else?

The rare name Else was the 12,779th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Else, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #924 was reached in 1892.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1932 with 14 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Else was less than 5, most recently in 2016.

Where is the name Else popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

For a number of years, the name Else has been moving upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Else for their newborn has dropped.

The name Else is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Else (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 7 12,779
2017 6 14,613
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 12 9,181
2012 9 11,547
2011 7 13,770
2010 6 15,518
2009 6 15,820
2008 6 15,990
2007 8 13,039
2006 6 15,703
2005 10 10,359
2004 5 16,896
2003 < 5 --
2002 10 9,710
2001 6 14,057
2000 10 9,375
1999 8 10,645
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 6 12,249
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 5 10,216
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 6 7,975
1973 < 5 --
1972 < 5 --
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 6 6,465
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 5 6,852
1961 < 5 --
1960 < 5 --
1959 6 5,758
1958 < 5 --
1957 < 5 --
1956 5 6,221
1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
1953 < 5 --
1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 8 3,759
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 5 4,536
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 8 3,236
1936 9 2,933
1935 14 2,234
1934 12 2,466
1933 10 2,738
1932 14 2,278
1931 7 3,598
1930 9 3,132
1929 8 3,477
1928 13 2,534
1927 11 2,915
1926 12 2,758
1925 < 5 --
1924 6 4,637
1923 6 4,546
1922 5 5,230
1921 10 3,230
1920 7 4,104
1919 13 2,557
1918 6 4,442
1917 11 2,748
1916 7 3,658
1915 8 3,214
1914 < 5 --
1913 7 2,618
1912 7 2,456
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 6 1,896
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 6 1,721
1903 < 5 --
1902 5 1,871
1901 < 5 --
1900 7 1,621
1899 < 5 --
1898 6 1,567
1897 < 5 --
1896 7 1,333
1895 12 949
1894 5 1,553
1893 10 975
1892 11 924
1891 7 1,132
1890 7 1,128
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 5 1,191
1886 5 1,155
1885 < 5 --
1884 5 1,073
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.