Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Ella

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ella
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2010

Peak era

2010

Peak rank proxy

9,883

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20102024

Peak year

2010

Decline from peak

42.5%

2024

5,685

All-time

345,401

Ella is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2010, when 9,883 girls were named Ella.

In 2024, only 5,685 girls were given the name.

Down 42.5% from its peak.

All told, about 345,401 Americans have been named Ella and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2010

20109,883 girls named Ella

20245,685 girls named Ella

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