How Many People Are Named Ella?
An estimated 214,512 people in the United States have the first name Ella. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #252 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Ella peaked in popularity in 2010 with 9,897 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ella as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Ella is overwhelmingly female, 901 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
214,512
About 1 in 1,598 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2010
9,897 births
Total Registered
346,302
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ella
Ella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 346,302 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Ella as a male name
Ranked #12,768 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2004 (27 births)
Ella as a female name
Ranked #30 in 2024
5,685 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (9,883 births)
Ella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 85,983 babies were registered. While Ella is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ella by Decade
How has Ella tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13,967 | 31 | 13,936 | |
| 1890s | 17,118 | 46 | 17,072 | |
| 1900s | 14,841 | 78 | 14,763 | |
| 1910s | 25,002 | 89 | 24,913 | |
| 1920s | 29,683 | 163 | 29,520 | |
| 1930s | 20,121 | 159 | 19,962 | |
| 1940s | 16,080 | 103 | 15,977 | |
| 1950s | 11,065 | 28 | 11,037 | |
| 1960s | 5,196 | 19 | 5,177 | |
| 1970s | 2,096 | 0 | 2,096 | |
| 1980s | 1,575 | 0 | 1,575 | |
| 1990s | 3,895 | 0 | 3,895 | |
| 2000s | 67,634 | 100 | 67,534 | |
| 2010s | 85,983 | 71 | 85,912 | |
| 2020s | 32,046 | 14 | 32,032 | |
Ella by State
Birth registrations for Ella span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Alaska, Vermont. On average, about 5,814 Ellas were registered per state.
Ella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ella?
We estimate approximately 214,512 people named Ella are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,598 Americans share this first name.
Is Ella a common name?
Ella is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 346,302 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ella most popular?
Ella reached peak popularity in 2010, when 9,897 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ella is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ella a female name?
Ella is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ella Smith, Ella Johnson, Ella Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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