Feminine dossier · first seen 1898

Ellyn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1991

Peak era

1991

Peak rank proxy

102

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1898Peak 19912024

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

95.1%

2024

All-time

3,829

Ellyn 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 1991, when 102 girls were named Ellyn.

In 2024, only 5 girls were given the name.

Down 95.1% from its peak.

All told, about 3,829 Americans have been named Ellyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1898.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1991

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