How Many People Are Named Ellard?
An estimated 30 people in the United States have the first name Ellard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Ellard peaked in popularity in 1918 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellard 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 Ellard paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Ellard is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Ellard is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
30
About 1 in 11,425,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1918
14 births
Total Registered
179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellard
Ellard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 179 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ellard as a male name
Ranked #3,722 in 1959
6 male births in 1959
Peak: 1918 (14 births)
Ellard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellard span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 70 babies were registered. While Ellard is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ellard by Decade
How has Ellard 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.
Ellard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ellard
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Ellard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellard?
We estimate approximately 30 people named Ellard 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 11,425,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellard a common name?
Ellard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellard most popular?
Ellard reached peak popularity in 1918, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellard is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellard a male name?
Ellard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellard Smith, Ellard Johnson, Ellard 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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