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How Rare Is the Name Ella?
Ella is short, old, and currently popular. It ranks 209th of all time in U.S. records, with about 1 in 1,074 people sharing it, which puts it in the Common tier. It was most popular in the 2010s. Here is the full picture, decade by decade, plus a card you can save and share.
- Rarity
- 1 in 1,074
- Tier
- Common
- U.S. rank
- 209th
- Share of people
- 0.0931%
- People named
- 346,302
- Most popular
- the 2010s
Based on U.S. births recorded by the Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2024. Figures describe recorded names, not people alive today.
About the name Ella
Ella comes from the Germanic Alia, meaning 'other,' and also works as a short form of Eleanor and Ellen. It was common in the 1880s, nearly vanished by the 1970s, and returned to the top twenty in the 2010s.
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Frequently asked questions
- How rare is the name Ella?
- Ella is in the Common tier. About 1 in 1,074 people share it, which is 0.0931% of all recorded U.S. names, and it ranks 209th of all time. In total 346,302 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
- Is Ella a rare name?
- No. Ella is a well-known name rather than a rare one. It is in the Common tier, ranked 209th of all time, with about 1 in 1,074 people sharing it.
- How common is the name Ella?
- About 1 in 1,074 people in U.S. records share the name Ella, which is 0.0931% of all recorded names and 209th of all time. That places it in the Common tier.
- Is Ella a boy or girl name?
- In the records, Ella is given almost entirely to girls. Of 346,302 people with the name, 345,401 were girls and 901 were boys.
- When was the name Ella most popular?
- Ella peaked in the 2010s. The bars on the card show its popularity for every decade from 1880 to 2024.