Ellamae
Ellamae was the 2660th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 874th; the most babies were born in 2021 (80). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,062 places. More babies were named Ellamae in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,660 girls, down 311 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202180 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,358babies recorded
Ellamae popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,660 | 65 |
| 2020 | #2,349 | 75 |
| 2010 | #6,455 | 20 |
| 2000 | #15,781 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,547 | 9 |
| 1950 | #4,055 | 8 |
| 1940 | #1,530 | 26 |
| 1930 | #1,378 | 31 |
| 1920 | #993 | 55 |
| 1910 | #1,553 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,021 | 14 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ellamae, counting every spelling?
Ellamae has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ellamae?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ellamae (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ellamae born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ellamae.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ellamae?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Ellamae are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Ellamae a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ellamae by state
How common Ellamae was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Ellamae
How popular is the name Ellamae?
Ellamae was the 2660th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 874th; the most babies were born in 2021 (80). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,062 places. More babies were named Ellamae in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ellamae a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ellamae in the US.
Where is Ellamae most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ellamae was most common in Kentucky (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Texas.