Ella
Girl · EL-a · Germanic
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Ella is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “other”. In 2025 it ranked 40th for girls in the UK (1,148 babies) and 29th for girls in the US (5,831 babies).
What does Ella mean?
Germanic: Germanic, via Norman French; later also a short form of Eleanor and Ellen
“other”
Brought to England by the Normans and later revived as a short form of Eleanor; jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald is a famous bearer.
- Say it
- EL-a
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ella a girl's or a boy's name?
Ella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,148 girls in the UK and 5,831 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #40among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,148about 1 in 240 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,148 girls in the UK were named Ella, making it the 40th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 3,937 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Ella than any year since 1996.
Half of all the girls named Ella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 46th in England and Wales, 14th in Scotland and 25th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#97), 1994 (#81), 2004 (#14), 2014 (#16) and 2024 (#39).
Ella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,148 | #40 |
| 2024 | 1,388 | #30 |
| 2023 | 1,617 | #25 |
| 2022 | 1,836 | #20 |
| 2021 | 2,126 | #16 |
| 2020 | 2,255 | #13 |
| 2019 | 2,538 | #12 |
| 2018 | 2,772 | #7 |
| 2017 | 2,870 | #6 |
| 2016 | 3,132 | #6 |
| 2015 | 3,569 | #6 |
| 2014 | 2,913 | #15 |
| 2013 | 3,214 | #14 |
| 2012 | 2,896 | #17 |
| 2011 | 3,112 | #16 |
| 2010 | 2,903 | #17 |
| 2009 | 3,093 | #14 |
| 2008 | 3,312 | #13 |
| 2007 | 3,937 | #9 |
| 2006 | 3,498 | #12 |
| 2005 | 3,420 | #13 |
| 2004 | 3,455 | #15 |
| 2003 | 3,660 | #13 |
| 2002 | 2,862 | #17 |
| 2001 | 2,340 | #22 |
| 2000 | 2,073 | #28 |
| 1999 | 1,916 | #31 |
| 1998 | 1,557 | #44 |
| 1997 | 1,322 | #50 |
| 1996 | 1,147 | #59 |
How popular is Ella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #29among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5,831about 1 in 280 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5,831 girls in the US were named Ella, making it the 29th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9,884 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ella in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,831 | #29 |
| 2024 | 5,715 | #30 |
| 2023 | 5,670 | #32 |
| 2022 | 6,291 | #25 |
| 2021 | 7,041 | #16 |
| 2020 | 7,372 | #15 |
| 2019 | 8,131 | #13 |
| 2018 | 8,127 | #15 |
| 2017 | 8,084 | #16 |
| 2016 | 7,940 | #17 |
| 2015 | 7,918 | #18 |
| 2014 | 8,570 | #17 |
| 2013 | 8,461 | #15 |
| 2012 | 9,210 | #12 |
| 2011 | 9,597 | #12 |
| 2010 | 9,884 | #13 |
| 2009 | 9,659 | #15 |
| 2008 | 9,364 | #19 |
| 2007 | 9,554 | #21 |
| 2006 | 9,213 | #21 |
| 2005 | 9,072 | #23 |
| 2004 | 8,252 | #29 |
| 2003 | 5,909 | #44 |
| 2002 | 3,567 | #89 |
| 2001 | 1,722 | #190 |
| 2000 | 1,232 | #264 |
| 1999 | 782 | #373 |
| 1998 | 659 | #409 |
| 1997 | 501 | #492 |
| 1996 | 383 | #595 |
| 1995 | 310 | #686 |
| 1994 | 314 | #675 |
| 1993 | 266 | #774 |
| 1992 | 229 | #860 |
| 1991 | 216 | #897 |
| 1990 | 237 | #826 |
| 1989 | 165 | #1,034 |
| 1988 | 183 | #923 |
| 1987 | 128 | #1,150 |
| 1986 | 128 | #1,129 |
| 1985 | 147 | #1,023 |
| 1984 | 138 | #1,028 |
| 1983 | 156 | #947 |
| 1982 | 176 | #876 |
| 1981 | 181 | #858 |
| 1980 | 174 | #881 |
| 1979 | 173 | #881 |
| 1978 | 174 | #849 |
| 1977 | 163 | #880 |
| 1976 | 183 | #780 |
| 1975 | 182 | #774 |
| 1974 | 212 | #693 |
| 1973 | 224 | #664 |
| 1972 | 205 | #705 |
| 1971 | 257 | #640 |
| 1970 | 323 | #564 |
| 1969 | 320 | #551 |
| 1968 | 314 | #543 |
| 1967 | 382 | #486 |
| 1966 | 430 | #453 |
| 1965 | 479 | #429 |
| 1964 | 564 | #411 |
| 1963 | 597 | #393 |
| 1962 | 630 | #374 |
| 1961 | 714 | #358 |
| 1960 | 746 | #352 |
| 1959 | 867 | #314 |
| 1958 | 841 | #320 |
| 1957 | 968 | #290 |
| 1956 | 989 | #276 |
| 1955 | 1,125 | #244 |
| 1954 | 1,099 | #244 |
| 1953 | 1,161 | #235 |
| 1952 | 1,245 | #220 |
| 1951 | 1,364 | #206 |
| 1950 | 1,379 | #198 |
| 1949 | 1,552 | #177 |
| 1948 | 1,554 | #177 |
| 1947 | 1,635 | #177 |
| 1946 | 1,499 | #177 |
| 1945 | 1,473 | #158 |
| 1944 | 1,573 | #158 |
| 1943 | 1,664 | #155 |
| 1942 | 1,659 | #152 |
| 1941 | 1,697 | #141 |
| 1940 | 1,671 | #146 |
| 1939 | 1,829 | #132 |
| 1938 | 1,728 | #140 |
| 1937 | 1,748 | #134 |
| 1936 | 1,836 | #126 |
| 1935 | 1,901 | #122 |
| 1934 | 2,071 | #113 |
| 1933 | 2,027 | #113 |
| 1932 | 2,256 | #108 |
| 1931 | 2,162 | #110 |
| 1930 | 2,404 | #107 |
| 1929 | 2,475 | #102 |
| 1928 | 2,670 | #100 |
| 1927 | 2,843 | #98 |
| 1926 | 2,852 | #98 |
| 1925 | 3,006 | #93 |
| 1924 | 3,061 | #94 |
| 1923 | 2,995 | #93 |
| 1922 | 3,150 | #90 |
| 1921 | 3,237 | #89 |
| 1920 | 3,232 | #88 |
| 1919 | 3,158 | #87 |
| 1918 | 3,291 | #84 |
| 1917 | 3,054 | #83 |
| 1916 | 2,965 | #81 |
| 1915 | 2,954 | #75 |
| 1914 | 2,308 | #72 |
| 1913 | 2,071 | #70 |
| 1912 | 1,921 | #69 |
| 1911 | 1,604 | #63 |
| 1910 | 1,587 | #62 |
| 1909 | 1,382 | #60 |
| 1908 | 1,428 | #56 |
| 1907 | 1,450 | #54 |
| 1906 | 1,343 | #54 |
| 1905 | 1,438 | #52 |
| 1904 | 1,432 | #48 |
| 1903 | 1,419 | #50 |
| 1902 | 1,525 | #45 |
| 1901 | 1,435 | #42 |
| 1900 | 1,911 | #42 |
| 1899 | 1,502 | #42 |
| 1898 | 1,715 | #39 |
| 1897 | 1,708 | #36 |
| 1896 | 1,683 | #36 |
| 1895 | 1,692 | #35 |
| 1894 | 1,761 | #31 |
| 1893 | 1,760 | #28 |
| 1892 | 1,808 | #27 |
| 1891 | 1,685 | #23 |
| 1890 | 1,758 | #23 |
| 1889 | 1,647 | #22 |
| 1888 | 1,774 | #18 |
| 1887 | 1,521 | #16 |
| 1886 | 1,464 | #19 |
| 1885 | 1,395 | #19 |
| 1884 | 1,374 | #19 |
| 1883 | 1,251 | #16 |
| 1882 | 1,206 | #15 |
| 1881 | 1,148 | #13 |
| 1880 | 1,156 | #13 |
Nicknames for Ella
- Ellie 552 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Ella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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