How Many People Are Named Ellah?
An estimated 995 people in the United States have the first name Ellah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Ellah peaked in popularity in 2010 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellah 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 Ellah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
995
About 1 in 344,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2010
73 births
Total Registered
1,004
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellah
Ellah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,004 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ellah as a female name
Ranked #4,298 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (73 births)
Ellah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 503 babies were registered. While Ellah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ellah by Decade
How has Ellah 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.
Ellah by State
Birth registrations for Ellah span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois. On average, about 26 Ellahs were registered per state.
Ellah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ellah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellah?
We estimate approximately 995 people named Ellah 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 344,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellah a common name?
Ellah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,004 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellah most popular?
Ellah reached peak popularity in 2010, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellah is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellah a female name?
Ellah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellah Smith, Ellah Johnson, Ellah 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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