How Many People Are Named Ellia?
An estimated 1,671 people in the United States have the first name Ellia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Ellia peaked in popularity in 2017 with 123 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellia 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 Ellia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ellia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,671
About 1 in 205,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
123 births
Total Registered
1,699
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellia
Ellia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,699 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ellia as a female name
Ranked #2,028 in 2024
96 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (123 births)
Ellia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellia span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 818 babies were registered. While Ellia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ellia by Decade
How has Ellia 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.
Ellia by State
Birth registrations for Ellia span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Minnesota, Colorado. On average, about 44 Ellias were registered per state.
Ellia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ellia
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ellia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellia?
We estimate approximately 1,671 people named Ellia 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 205,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellia a common name?
Ellia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,699 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellia most popular?
Ellia reached peak popularity in 2017, when 123 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellia is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellia a female name?
Ellia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellia Smith, Ellia Johnson, Ellia 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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