Ellen
Girl · EL-en · Greek
Big in Northern Ireland
Ellen is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 848th for girls in the UK (45 babies) and 1,062nd for girls in the US (230 babies).
What does Ellen mean?
Greek: medieval English form of Helen
Medieval English form of Helen; Helen's meaning is uncertain, though it is often linked to Greek words for torch or moon.
- Say it
- EL-en
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ellen a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellen is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 girls in the UK and 230 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ellen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #848among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 6,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the UK were named Ellen, making it the 848th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 432nd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 1,009 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Ellen since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Ellen in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 105 girls in the UK were given Ellen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #421, up from #848 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,028th in England and Wales, 539th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#19), 1914 (#24), 1924 (#41), 1934 (#72) and 1994 (#84).
Ellen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #848 |
| 2024 | 69 | #612 |
| 2023 | 61 | #654 |
| 2022 | 69 | #607 |
| 2021 | 80 | #553 |
| 2020 | 109 | #432 |
| 2019 | 94 | #488 |
| 2018 | 122 | #403 |
| 2017 | 147 | #347 |
| 2016 | 128 | #395 |
| 2015 | 157 | #333 |
| 2014 | 188 | #279 |
| 2013 | 158 | #327 |
| 2012 | 242 | #230 |
| 2011 | 270 | #212 |
| 2010 | 291 | #201 |
| 2009 | 249 | #221 |
| 2008 | 327 | #184 |
| 2007 | 410 | #151 |
| 2006 | 423 | #146 |
| 2005 | 470 | #129 |
| 2004 | 523 | #113 |
| 2003 | 579 | #98 |
| 2002 | 636 | #88 |
| 2001 | 755 | #77 |
| 2000 | 744 | #81 |
| 1999 | 827 | #76 |
| 1998 | 835 | #73 |
| 1997 | 1,009 | #64 |
| 1996 | 997 | #65 |
How popular is Ellen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,062among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 230about 1 in 7,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 230 girls in the US were named Ellen, making it the 1,062nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 808th. Its busiest year was 1951, with 5,945 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Ellen since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the girls named Ellen in the US since 1880 were born between 1929 and 1961, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 303 girls in the US were given Ellen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #837, up from #1,062 for this spelling alone.
Ellen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 230 | #1,062 |
| 2024 | 246 | #1,025 |
| 2023 | 239 | #1,051 |
| 2022 | 255 | #1,018 |
| 2021 | 289 | #920 |
| 2020 | 336 | #808 |
| 2019 | 347 | #797 |
| 2018 | 356 | #765 |
| 2017 | 385 | #735 |
| 2016 | 450 | #651 |
| 2015 | 406 | #701 |
| 2014 | 435 | #657 |
| 2013 | 403 | #700 |
| 2012 | 374 | #742 |
| 2011 | 401 | #696 |
| 2010 | 430 | #674 |
| 2009 | 416 | #698 |
| 2008 | 459 | #669 |
| 2007 | 514 | #583 |
| 2006 | 545 | #544 |
| 2005 | 517 | #555 |
| 2004 | 595 | #495 |
| 2003 | 668 | #449 |
| 2002 | 590 | #476 |
| 2001 | 609 | #455 |
| 2000 | 632 | #449 |
| 1999 | 675 | #413 |
| 1998 | 622 | #426 |
| 1997 | 812 | #345 |
| 1996 | 1,156 | #244 |
| 1995 | 1,311 | #214 |
| 1994 | 1,322 | #217 |
| 1993 | 1,305 | #216 |
| 1992 | 1,335 | #217 |
| 1991 | 1,430 | #209 |
| 1990 | 1,378 | #210 |
| 1989 | 1,316 | #202 |
| 1988 | 1,187 | #219 |
| 1987 | 1,079 | #240 |
| 1986 | 969 | #265 |
| 1985 | 854 | #290 |
| 1984 | 930 | #263 |
| 1983 | 953 | #246 |
| 1982 | 1,007 | #250 |
| 1981 | 958 | #257 |
| 1980 | 988 | #260 |
| 1979 | 943 | #255 |
| 1978 | 1,012 | #241 |
| 1977 | 1,018 | #244 |
| 1976 | 941 | #251 |
| 1975 | 1,021 | #237 |
| 1974 | 1,088 | #234 |
| 1973 | 1,073 | #241 |
| 1972 | 1,176 | #234 |
| 1971 | 1,392 | #218 |
| 1970 | 1,758 | #188 |
| 1969 | 1,895 | #169 |
| 1968 | 2,102 | #156 |
| 1967 | 2,524 | #138 |
| 1966 | 2,806 | #130 |
| 1965 | 3,251 | #117 |
| 1964 | 3,532 | #119 |
| 1963 | 3,943 | #112 |
| 1962 | 4,113 | #109 |
| 1961 | 4,844 | #97 |
| 1960 | 5,136 | #94 |
| 1959 | 5,396 | #91 |
| 1958 | 5,156 | #93 |
| 1957 | 5,589 | #85 |
| 1956 | 5,432 | #84 |
| 1955 | 5,471 | #81 |
| 1954 | 5,457 | #77 |
| 1953 | 5,537 | #76 |
| 1952 | 5,842 | #70 |
| 1951 | 5,945 | #68 |
| 1950 | 5,567 | #66 |
| 1949 | 5,504 | #64 |
| 1948 | 5,289 | #67 |
| 1947 | 5,856 | #61 |
| 1946 | 5,237 | #58 |
| 1945 | 4,189 | #61 |
| 1944 | 3,998 | #63 |
| 1943 | 4,152 | #67 |
| 1942 | 4,197 | #64 |
| 1941 | 3,664 | #67 |
| 1940 | 3,318 | #74 |
| 1939 | 3,005 | #80 |
| 1938 | 2,805 | #89 |
| 1937 | 2,499 | #102 |
| 1936 | 2,398 | #99 |
| 1935 | 2,434 | #95 |
| 1934 | 2,455 | #95 |
| 1933 | 2,201 | #104 |
| 1932 | 2,370 | #104 |
| 1931 | 2,450 | #99 |
| 1930 | 2,522 | #100 |
| 1929 | 2,567 | #97 |
| 1928 | 2,682 | #98 |
| 1927 | 2,867 | #93 |
| 1926 | 2,768 | #100 |
| 1925 | 2,794 | #101 |
| 1924 | 2,949 | #99 |
| 1923 | 2,671 | #103 |
| 1922 | 2,953 | #95 |
| 1921 | 3,064 | #95 |
| 1920 | 3,076 | #92 |
| 1919 | 2,929 | #92 |
| 1918 | 3,030 | #92 |
| 1917 | 2,855 | #90 |
| 1916 | 2,838 | #87 |
| 1915 | 2,581 | #88 |
| 1914 | 2,039 | #86 |
| 1913 | 1,579 | #88 |
| 1912 | 1,449 | #86 |
| 1911 | 1,162 | #84 |
| 1910 | 1,038 | #88 |
| 1909 | 960 | #86 |
| 1908 | 848 | #92 |
| 1907 | 855 | #89 |
| 1906 | 898 | #80 |
| 1905 | 845 | #81 |
| 1904 | 774 | #84 |
| 1903 | 773 | #85 |
| 1902 | 753 | #83 |
| 1901 | 711 | #82 |
| 1900 | 922 | #82 |
| 1899 | 708 | #81 |
| 1898 | 786 | #81 |
| 1897 | 733 | #77 |
| 1896 | 811 | #73 |
| 1895 | 746 | #75 |
| 1894 | 759 | #72 |
| 1893 | 798 | #69 |
| 1892 | 760 | #69 |
| 1891 | 675 | #69 |
| 1890 | 659 | #70 |
| 1889 | 653 | #68 |
| 1888 | 691 | #68 |
| 1887 | 579 | #66 |
| 1886 | 551 | #70 |
| 1885 | 555 | #64 |
| 1884 | 597 | #59 |
| 1883 | 500 | #62 |
| 1882 | 452 | #64 |
| 1881 | 413 | #65 |
| 1880 | 411 | #61 |
Nicknames for Ellen
Names like Ellen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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