How Many People Are Named Ellin?
An estimated 245 people in the United States have the first name Ellin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Ellin peaked in popularity in 1948 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ellin 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 Ellin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
245
About 1 in 1,398,997 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1948
35 births
Total Registered
579
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ellin
Ellin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 579 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ellin as a female name
Ranked #15,864 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1948 (35 births)
Ellin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ellin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 175 babies were registered. Ellin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ellin by Decade
How has Ellin 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.
Ellin by State
Ellin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ellin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ellin
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Ellin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ellin?
We estimate approximately 245 people named Ellin 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 1,398,997 Americans share this first name.
Is Ellin a common name?
Ellin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 579 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ellin most popular?
Ellin reached peak popularity in 1948, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ellin is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ellin a female name?
Ellin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ellin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ellin Smith, Ellin Johnson, Ellin 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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