How Many People Are Named Ellee?
An estimated 1,387 people in the United States have the first name Ellee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Ellee peaked in popularity in 2013 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellee 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 Ellee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ellee is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,387
About 1 in 247,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2013
85 births
Total Registered
1,401
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellee
Ellee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,401 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ellee as a female name
Ranked #3,177 in 2024
50 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (85 births)
Ellee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellee span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 674 babies were registered. While Ellee is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ellee by Decade
How has Ellee 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.
Ellee by State
Birth registrations for Ellee span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Utah. The lowest are in Virginia, New York, Kentucky. On average, about 18 Ellees were registered per state.
Ellee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ellee
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Ellee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellee?
We estimate approximately 1,387 people named Ellee 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 247,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellee a common name?
Ellee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,401 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellee most popular?
Ellee reached peak popularity in 2013, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellee is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellee a female name?
Ellee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellee Smith, Ellee Johnson, Ellee 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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