How Many People Are Named Ellese?
An estimated 72 people in the United States have the first name Ellese. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Ellese peaked in popularity in 1998 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellese 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 Ellese paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ellese is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
72
About 1 in 4,760,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1998
10 births
Total Registered
79
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellese
Ellese is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 79 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ellese as a female name
Ranked #17,955 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1998 (10 births)
Ellese: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellese span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 42 babies were registered. While Ellese is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ellese by Decade
How has Ellese 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.
Ellese + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellese as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ellese
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ellese: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellese?
We estimate approximately 72 people named Ellese 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 4,760,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellese a common name?
Ellese is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 79 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellese most popular?
Ellese reached peak popularity in 1998, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellese is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellese a female name?
Ellese is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellese Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellese Smith, Ellese Johnson, Ellese 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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