female NAME · CURRENTLY #1062
Ellen
EL-uhn
“bright, shining light”
A traditional English form of Helen.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Ellen has traveled through time
4111880
5621885
6591890
7511895
9221900
8451905
1,0381910
2,5871915
3,0831920
2,8081925
2,5341930
2,4451935
3,3301940
4,1981945
5,5781950
5,4801955
5,1491960
3,2611965
1,7581970
1,0211975
9881980
8541985
1,3851990
1,3111995
6322000
5172005
4302010
4062015
3362020
2302025
LATEST YEAR2025230 births
PEAK RANK#58in 1946
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.