How Many People Are Named Ellan?
An estimated 145 people in the United States have the first name Ellan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Ellan peaked in popularity in 1957 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellan 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 Ellan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Ellan is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
145
About 1 in 2,363,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1957
14 births
Total Registered
378
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellan
Ellan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 378 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ellan as a female name
Ranked #12,241 in 1993
6 female births in 1993
Peak: 1957 (14 births)
Ellan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellan span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 83 babies were registered. Ellan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ellan by Decade
How has Ellan 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.
Ellan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ellan
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Ellan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellan?
We estimate approximately 145 people named Ellan 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 2,363,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellan a common name?
Ellan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 378 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellan most popular?
Ellan reached peak popularity in 1957, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellan is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellan a female name?
Ellan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellan Smith, Ellan Johnson, Ellan 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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