Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Ellie
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2024
Peak births
6,317
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Ellie
How many people are named Ellie?
An estimated 100,766 living Americans are named Ellie.
How rare is Ellie?
Ellie is still widely used among babies today, with 6,176 girls receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Ellie?
The median age of a living American named Ellie is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 16 years old.
Is Ellie still popular?
Yes. Ellie is holding steady, with 6,176 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Ellie most common?
Ellie has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 5.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
2.2%
2025
6,176
All-time
105,677
Where it lives now
Ellie is most concentrated in North Dakota — about 5.7× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Ellie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.