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Ellen

Girl Ancient Greek #1051 in 2023

Ellen is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Ellen

Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ἑλένη; also used as a variant of Eleanor or a feminine counterpart to Elliot.

Popularity of Ellen

Popularity, 1880–2023

239 births in 2023

1880 2023

274,804 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1951

5,945 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.