How Many People Are Named Ellamae?
An estimated 1,099 people in the United States have the first name Ellamae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Ellamae peaked in popularity in 2021 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellamae 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 Ellamae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,099
About 1 in 311,878 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2021
80 births
Total Registered
2,292
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellamae
Ellamae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,292 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ellamae as a female name
Ranked #2,405 in 2024
75 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (80 births)
Ellamae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellamae span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 475 babies were registered. While Ellamae is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ellamae by Decade
How has Ellamae 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.
Ellamae by State
Birth registrations for Ellamae span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Kentucky, Washington. On average, about 16 Ellamaes were registered per state.
Ellamae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellamae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ellamae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellamae?
We estimate approximately 1,099 people named Ellamae 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 311,878 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellamae a common name?
Ellamae is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,292 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellamae most popular?
Ellamae reached peak popularity in 2021, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellamae is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellamae a female name?
Ellamae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellamae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellamae Smith, Ellamae Johnson, Ellamae 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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