Ellen

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Belgian	Girl	Torch
Finnish	Girl	Light
Hebrew	Girl	light, mercy
Swedish	Girl	Bright light

Fun Facts About the Name Ellen

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Nelle

Scrabble Score

5 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

MagdalenElenHarlenModlenMelen

Popularity of Ellen

Popularity Analysis

The name Ellen first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1884 when it reached rank #59. It broke into the top 100 for 77 years. As of 2021, it ranked #920.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2021	920	Female	0.0161%
2020	804	Female	0.0190%
2019	798	Female	0.0189%
2018	769	Female	0.0191%
2017	735	Female	0.0204%
2016	655	Female	0.0232%
2015	706	Female	0.0207%
2014	657	Female	0.0222%
2013	700	Female	0.0209%
2012	742	Female	0.0193%
2011	696	Female	0.0207%
2010	674	Female	0.0218%
2009	700	Female	0.0205%
2008	671	Female	0.0219%
2007	585	Female	0.0242%
2006	542	Female	0.0261%
2005	555	Female	0.0255%
2004	495	Female	0.0293%
2003	449	Female	0.0333%
2002	477	Female	0.0298%
2001	455	Female	0.0307%
2000	450	Female	0.0316%
1999	413	Female	0.0346%
1998	426	Female	0.0320%
1997	346	Female	0.0424%
1996	245	Female	0.0601%
1995	213	Female	0.0683%
1994	217	Female	0.0676%
1993	216	Female	0.0662%
1992	217	Female	0.0666%
1991	209	Female	0.0702%
1990	211	Female	0.0670%
1989	202	Female	0.0660%
1988	219	Female	0.0617%
1987	241	Female	0.0576%
1986	264	Female	0.0526%
1985	291	Female	0.0462%
1984	263	Female	0.0517%
1983	246	Female	0.0534%
1982	252	Female	0.0554%
1981	258	Female	0.0536%
1980	260	Female	0.0557%
1979	256	Female	0.0547%
1978	241	Female	0.0616%
1977	243	Female	0.0620%
1976	250	Female	0.0599%
1975	238	Female	0.0654%
1974	233	Female	0.0696%
1973	241	Female	0.0691%
1972	235	Female	0.0729%
1971	218	Female	0.0795%
1970	188	Female	0.0960%
1969	169	Female	0.1076%
1968	156	Female	0.1231%
1967	138	Female	0.1471%
1966	130	Female	0.1598%
1965	117	Female	0.1781%
1964	119	Female	0.1804%
1963	112	Female	0.1983%
1962	109	Female	0.2029%
1961	97	Female	0.2334%
1960	94	Female	0.2469%
1959	91	Female	0.2593%
1958	93	Female	0.2497%
1957	85	Female	0.2662%
1956	84	Female	0.2641%
1955	81	Female	0.2731%
1954	77	Female	0.2737%
1953	76	Female	0.2872%
1952	70	Female	0.3071%
1951	68	Female	0.3214%
1950	66	Female	0.3161%
1949	64	Female	0.3140%
1948	67	Female	0.3035%
1947	61	Female	0.3222%
1946	59	Female	0.3244%
1945	61	Female	0.3113%
1944	63	Female	0.2929%
1943	67	Female	0.2892%
1942	64	Female	0.3015%
1941	67	Female	0.2941%
1940	74	Female	0.2808%
1939	80	Female	0.2651%
1938	89	Female	0.2455%
1937	102	Female	0.2268%
1936	99	Female	0.2226%
1935	95	Female	0.2239%
1934	95	Female	0.2270%
1933	104	Female	0.2103%
1932	104	Female	0.2143%
1931	99	Female	0.2221%
1930	100	Female	0.2161%
1929	97	Female	0.2216%
1928	98	Female	0.2241%
1927	93	Female	0.2320%
1926	100	Female	0.2251%
1925	101	Female	0.2212%
1924	99	Female	0.2278%
1923	104	Female	0.2132%
1922	95	Female	0.2367%
1921	95	Female	0.2393%
1920	92	Female	0.2475%
1919	92	Female	0.2494%
1918	92	Female	0.2521%
1917	90	Female	0.2540%
1916	87	Female	0.2613%
1915	88	Female	0.2520%
1914	86	Female	0.2561%
1913	88	Female	0.2412%
1912	86	Female	0.2471%
1911	84	Female	0.2629%
1910	88	Female	0.2475%
1909	86	Female	0.2611%
1908	92	Female	0.2392%
1907	89	Female	0.2534%
1906	80	Female	0.2865%
1905	81	Female	0.2727%
1904	84	Female	0.2647%
1903	85	Female	0.2779%
1902	84	Female	0.2686%
1901	82	Female	0.2797%
1900	82	Female	0.2901%
1899	81	Female	0.2861%
1898	81	Female	0.2867%
1897	77	Female	0.2952%
1896	73	Female	0.3218%
1895	75	Female	0.3019%
1894	72	Female	0.3216%
1893	69	Female	0.3543%
1892	69	Female	0.3379%
1891	69	Female	0.3434%
1890	70	Female	0.3268%
1889	68	Female	0.3451%
1888	68	Female	0.3647%
1887	66	Female	0.3725%
1886	70	Female	0.3584%
1885	64	Female	0.3910%
1884	59	Female	0.4339%
1883	62	Female	0.4164%
1882	64	Female	0.3907%
1881	65	Female	0.4178%
1880	61	Female	0.4211%

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