The baby name Ella appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2007 with 12,420 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Ella has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 2,356 |
| 1911 | 2,427 |
| 1912 | 2,573 |
| 1913 | 2,798 |
| 1914 | 3,100 |
| 1915 | 4,015 |
| 1916 | 3,947 |
| 1917 | 4,138 |
| 1918 | 4,447 |
| 1919 | 4,052 |
| 1920 | 4,118 |
| 1921 | 4,151 |
| 1922 | 3,727 |
| 1923 | 3,679 |
| 1924 | 3,437 |
| 1925 | 4,395 |
| 1926 | 4,293 |
| 1927 | 4,286 |
| 1928 | 4,265 |
| 1929 | 3,973 |
| 1930 | 3,769 |
| 1930 | 10 |
| 1931 | 3,235 |
| 1932 | 3,388 |
| 1933 | 3,119 |
| 1934 | 3,068 |
| 1935 | 2,972 |
| 1936 | 2,625 |
| 1937 | 2,514 |
| 1938 | 2,499 |
| 1939 | 2,220 |
| 1940 | 2,130 |
| 1941 | 1,854 |
| 1942 | 1,817 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1943 | 2,221 |
| 1944 | 1,710 |
| 1945 | 1,613 |
| 1946 | 1,619 |
| 1947 | 1,878 |
| 1948 | 1,736 |
| 1949 | 1,724 |
| 1950 | 1,676 |
| 1951 | 1,640 |
| 1952 | 1,596 |
| 1953 | 1,437 |
| 1954 | 1,338 |
| 1955 | 1,325 |
| 1956 | 1,209 |
| 1957 | 1,194 |
| 1958 | 1,025 |
| 1959 | 1,072 |
| 1960 | 917 |
| 1961 | 894 |
| 1962 | 774 |
| 1963 | 704 |
| 1964 | 630 |
| 1965 | 526 |
| 1966 | 522 |
| 1967 | 467 |
| 1968 | 347 |
| 1969 | 350 |
| 1970 | 348 |
| 1971 | 269 |
| 1972 | 206 |
| 1973 | 210 |
| 1974 | 175 |
| 1975 | 150 |
| 1976 | 157 |
| 1977 | 132 |
| 1978 | 133 |
| 1979 | 151 |
| 1980 | 161 |
| 1981 | 136 |
| 1982 | 136 |
| 1983 | 79 |
| 1984 | 93 |
| 1985 | 107 |
| 1986 | 93 |
| 1987 | 70 |
| 1988 | 179 |
| 1989 | 92 |
| 1990 | 221 |
| 1991 | 198 |
| 1992 | 192 |
| 1993 | 227 |
| 1994 | 303 |
| 1995 | 271 |
| 1996 | 368 |
| 1997 | 521 |
| 1998 | 776 |
| 1999 | 781 |
| 2000 | 1,240 |
| 2001 | 1,770 |
| 2002 | 3,973 |
| 2003 | 6,562 |
| 2004 | 10,841 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2005 | 11,933 |
| 2006 | 11,769 |
| 2007 | 12,420 |
| 2008 | 11,236 |
| 2009 | 11,270 |
| 2010 | 11,504 |
| 2011 | 11,538 |
| 2012 | 11,040 |
| 2013 | 9,448 |
| 2014 | 9,448 |
| 2015 | 9,138 |
| 2016 | 9,965 |
| 2017 | 10,178 |
| 2018 | 9,589 |
| 2019 | 9,274 |
| 2020 | 7,994 |
| 2021 | 8,414 |
| 2022 | 7,734 |
| 2023 | 6,900 |
| 2024 | 6,842 |