Feminine dossier · first seen 1977

Elle

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

890

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1977Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

27.9%

2024

642

All-time

18,574

Elle has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2019, when 890 girls were named Elle.

In 2024, only 642 girls were given the name.

Down 27.9% from its peak.

All told, about 18,574 Americans have been named Elle and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1977.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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