female NAME · CURRENTLY #29

Ella

EL-ə

“Meaning varies by source; it can be a short form of names ending in “-ella” and means “she” in Spanish and Italian.”

A short, established name with several possible historical sources.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Ella has traveled through time

1,1561880 1,4011885 1,7581890 1,6921895 1,9231900 1,4481905 1,5951910 2,9621915 3,2441920 3,0211925 2,4231930 1,9221935 1,6821940 1,4811945 1,3841950 1,1301955 7521960 4851965 3231970 1821975 1741980 1471985 2371990 3101995 1,2322000 9,0842005 9,8982010 7,9182015 7,3722020 5,8312025
LATEST YEAR20255,831 births
PEAK RANK#12in 2011
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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