The baby name Ellen appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1957 with 7,504 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Ellen has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,348 |
| 1911 | 1,551 |
| 1912 | 1,855 |
| 1913 | 1,976 |
| 1914 | 2,530 |
| 1915 | 3,278 |
| 1916 | 3,639 |
| 1917 | 3,673 |
| 1918 | 3,840 |
| 1919 | 3,739 |
| 1920 | 3,820 |
| 1921 | 3,864 |
| 1922 | 3,369 |
| 1923 | 3,308 |
| 1924 | 3,789 |
| 1925 | 4,080 |
| 1926 | 3,970 |
| 1927 | 4,308 |
| 1928 | 4,014 |
| 1929 | 3,859 |
| 1930 | 3,769 |
| 1931 | 3,371 |
| 1932 | 3,286 |
| 1933 | 3,022 |
| 1934 | 3,160 |
| 1935 | 3,240 |
| 1936 | 3,058 |
| 1937 | 3,267 |
| 1938 | 3,490 |
| 1939 | 3,551 |
| 1940 | 3,887 |
| 1941 | 4,037 |
| 1942 | 4,652 |
| 1942 | 7 |
| 1943 | 4,993 |
| 1944 | 4,416 |
| 1945 | 4,638 |
| 1946 | 5,825 |
| 1947 | 6,817 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 6,169 |
| 1949 | 6,403 |
| 1950 | 6,927 |
| 1951 | 7,336 |
| 1952 | 7,492 |
| 1953 | 6,929 |
| 1954 | 6,548 |
| 1955 | 6,398 |
| 1956 | 6,482 |
| 1957 | 7,504 |
| 1958 | 6,883 |
| 1959 | 7,254 |
| 1960 | 6,998 |
| 1961 | 6,593 |
| 1962 | 4,353 |
| 1962 | 7 |
| 1963 | 4,380 |
| 1963 | 7 |
| 1964 | 4,098 |
| 1965 | 3,702 |
| 1966 | 3,275 |
| 1967 | 2,895 |
| 1968 | 2,494 |
| 1969 | 2,172 |
| 1970 | 2,038 |
| 1971 | 1,626 |
| 1972 | 1,352 |
| 1973 | 1,185 |
| 1974 | 1,289 |
| 1975 | 1,191 |
| 1976 | 1,064 |
| 1977 | 1,227 |
| 1978 | 1,258 |
| 1979 | 1,122 |
| 1980 | 1,140 |
| 1981 | 1,087 |
| 1982 | 1,120 |
| 1983 | 1,090 |
| 1984 | 1,078 |
| 1985 | 1,065 |
| 1986 | 1,162 |
| 1987 | 1,350 |
| 1988 | 1,471 |
| 1989 | 1,690 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 1,634 |
| 1991 | 1,833 |
| 1992 | 1,450 |
| 1993 | 1,459 |
| 1994 | 1,500 |
| 1995 | 1,464 |
| 1996 | 1,265 |
| 1997 | 934 |
| 1998 | 709 |
| 1999 | 702 |
| 2000 | 635 |
| 2001 | 649 |
| 2002 | 580 |
| 2003 | 759 |
| 2004 | 698 |
| 2005 | 624 |
| 2006 | 646 |
| 2007 | 584 |
| 2008 | 518 |
| 2009 | 417 |
| 2010 | 399 |
| 2011 | 415 |
| 2012 | 364 |
| 2013 | 396 |
| 2014 | 433 |
| 2015 | 440 |
| 2016 | 471 |
| 2017 | 450 |
| 2018 | 329 |
| 2019 | 331 |
| 2020 | 328 |
| 2021 | 279 |
| 2022 | 234 |
| 2023 | 234 |
| 2024 | 236 |