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Ellie Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Ellie?

The very popular name Ellie was the 37th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #37 for the first time this year with 5,190 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ellie in any given year was 17 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ellie occurred roughly during the years 1891-1894, 1909-1913, 1914-1918, 1949-1953, 1957-1960, 1971-1975, 1984-2004, and 2006-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1924-1932, and 1968-1971.

Where is the name Ellie popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Ellie's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Ellie has risen.

The name Ellie is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Ellie (Girl)Ellie (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 5,190 37 10 7,711
2017 5,005 44 7 9,973
2016 5,065 43 6 11,102
2015 4,862 48 6 11,069
2014 4,480 55 12 6,737
2013 3,762 74 < 5 --
2012 3,383 84 7 10,011
2011 3,062 97 < 5 --
2010 2,909 104 5 12,823
2009 2,234 144 < 5 --
2008 1,996 167 5 13,104
2007 2,010 175 < 5 --
2006 1,993 175 7 9,866
2005 1,889 183 < 5 --
2004 1,817 189 8 8,358
2003 1,728 187 8 8,062
2002 1,619 200 8 7,870
2001 905 340 < 5 --
2000 829 360 < 5 --
1999 708 394 < 5 --
1998 603 437 < 5 --
1997 429 549 < 5 --
1996 374 611 < 5 --
1995 359 617 < 5 --
1994 252 802 < 5 --
1993 255 796 < 5 --
1992 233 854 < 5 --
1991 168 1,077 < 5 --
1990 173 1,038 5 8,513
1989 128 1,239 < 5 --
1988 91 1,496 5 7,620
1987 87 1,487 < 5 --
1986 58 1,918 < 5 --
1985 49 2,144 < 5 --
1984 57 1,868 5 6,615
1983 71 1,571 5 6,546
1982 71 1,625 < 5 --
1981 81 1,492 < 5 --
1980 75 1,554 < 5 --
1979 81 1,475 < 5 --
1978 57 1,788 < 5 --
1977 60 1,722 < 5 --
1976 68 1,514 < 5 --
1975 70 1,464 6 4,998
1974 54 1,693 < 5 --
1973 55 1,653 6 4,678
1972 47 1,813 < 5 --
1971 30 2,496 < 5 --
1970 44 1,934 6 4,394
1969 53 1,653 < 5 --
1968 45 1,757 < 5 --
1967 41 1,823 6 3,670
1966 39 1,830 7 3,322
1965 60 1,427 8 3,062
1964 63 1,420 < 5 --
1963 76 1,264 7 3,421
1962 66 1,363 7 3,396
1961 60 1,441 12 2,451
1960 74 1,284 < 5 --
1959 67 1,309 < 5 --
1958 59 1,386 15 2,122
1957 53 1,463 < 5 --
1956 57 1,383 7 3,299
1955 62 1,279 7 3,287
1954 52 1,399 11 2,498
1953 59 1,265 11 2,432
1952 48 1,407 9 2,732
1951 43 1,441 10 2,544
1950 43 1,397 10 2,477
1949 37 1,519 8 2,856
1948 44 1,390 13 2,141
1947 42 1,443 10 2,545
1946 45 1,294 19 1,655
1945 42 1,237 11 2,163
1944 31 1,464 18 1,645
1943 36 1,374 20 1,597
1942 35 1,373 15 1,890
1941 45 1,105 11 2,243
1940 38 1,191 14 1,929
1939 38 1,183 12 2,092
1938 39 1,165 16 1,763
1937 48 1,023 18 1,646
1936 46 1,024 11 2,216
1935 44 1,043 15 1,855
1934 47 1,012 17 1,737
1933 46 1,028 15 1,851
1932 35 1,222 19 1,666
1931 43 1,077 10 2,527
1930 55 998 26 1,440
1929 54 984 16 1,951
1928 56 997 13 2,299
1927 66 918 27 1,445
1926 71 881 14 2,228
1925 91 775 22 1,646
1924 87 798 26 1,502
1923 82 802 26 1,470
1922 93 761 28 1,410
1921 84 799 18 1,928
1920 83 792 24 1,555
1919 89 747 27 1,391
1918 123 642 25 1,459
1917 84 757 21 1,608
1916 83 746 25 1,388
1915 90 701 28 1,245
1914 70 690 23 1,236
1913 81 568 13 1,519
1912 64 615 13 1,376
1911 47 629 7 1,430
1910 50 589 11 1,000
1909 38 639 14 769
1908 56 481 11 845
1907 56 477 9 946
1906 51 477 11 772
1905 54 460 7 1,026
1904 54 440 < 5 --
1903 48 463 6 1,045
1902 51 437 11 702
1901 60 380 < 5 --
1900 65 420 11 802
1899 48 422 5 1,095
1898 53 424 9 765
1897 44 444 6 980
1896 52 393 9 788
1895 37 482 7 909
1894 53 387 < 5 --
1893 47 391 8 788
1892 41 416 7 879
1891 38 401 12 530
1890 40 401 < 5 --
1889 34 417 < 5 --
1888 41 376 7 845
1887 39 347 5 977
1886 34 367 9 659
1885 25 418 6 866
1884 28 379 6 891
1883 24 377 7 747
1882 37 291 < 5 --
1881 27 303 < 5 --
1880 17 408 < 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.