Ella

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Ella is a personal name most often used as a feminine given name, but also as a surname, especially in Australia. In Greek mythology, Ella was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele.

From Wikipedia

Ella first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 9,883 babies (rank #13 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5,685 girls (rank #30). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ella

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ella yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

346,302
Total babies (all years)
145
Years in the data
9,883
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
18801,156#13
18811,148#13
18821,206#15
18831,251#16
18841,374#19
18851,395#19
18861,464#19
18871,521#16
18881,774#18
18891,647#22
18901,758#23
18911,685#23
18921,808#27
18931,760#28
18941,761#31
18951,692#35
18961,683#36
18971,708#36
18981,715#39
18991,502#42
19001,911#42
19011,435#42
19021,525#45
19031,419#50
19041,432#48
19051,438#52
19061,343#54
19071,450#54
19081,428#56
19091,382#60
19101,587#62
19111,604#63
19121,921#69
19132,071#70
19142,308#72
19152,954#75
19162,965#81
19173,054#83
19183,291#84
19193,158#87
19203,232#88
19213,237#89
19223,150#90
19232,995#93
19243,061#94
19253,006#93
19262,852#98
19272,843#98
19282,670#100
19292,474#102
19302,404#107
19312,162#110
19322,256#108
19332,027#113
19342,071#113
19351,901#122
19361,836#126
19371,748#134
19381,728#140
19391,829#132
19401,671#146
19411,697#141
19421,659#152
19431,664#155
19441,573#158
19451,472#158
19461,500#177
19471,635#177
19481,554#177
19491,552#177
19501,379#198
19511,364#206
19521,245#220
19531,161#235
19541,099#244
19551,125#244
1956989#276
1957968#290
1958841#320
1959866#314
1960747#352
1961713#358
1962631#373
1963597#393
1964564#411
1965479#429
1966430#454
1967382#486
1968314#545
1969320#551
1970323#564
1971257#640
1972205#706
1973224#664
1974212#695
1975182#776
1976183#781
1977163#881
1978174#849
1979173#881
1980174#881
1981181#859
1982177#873
1983156#949
1984138#1,029
1985146#1,032
1986127#1,135
1987128#1,152
1988183#924
1989165#1,038
1990237#828
1991216#901
1992229#862
1993266#778
1994314#676
1995310#687
1996383#596
1997501#493
1998657#410
1999782#373
20001,232#264
20011,722#190
20023,566#89
20035,909#44
20048,251#29
20059,071#23
20069,211#21
20079,553#21
20089,362#19
20099,657#15
20109,883#13
20119,597#12
20129,211#12
20138,461#15
20148,568#17
20157,917#18
20167,939#17
20178,083#16
20188,126#15
20198,127#13
20207,367#15
20217,037#16
20226,284#25
20235,659#32
20245,685#30