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Ella

Gender

Male

Origin

Spanish
She
English
A beautiful fairy woman
German
All, complete; also familiar form of Eleanor and Ellen

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ella

Famous People

Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Mark Wahlberg, Daughter of Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, Daughter of Gary Sinise, Daughter of Kelly Preston and John Travolta, Daughter of Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, Daughter of Eric Clapton

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #3451, 27 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #13, 9,869 births); most recent 2025 (rank #29, 5,831 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–5,831
2024–5,685
202355,659
2022–6,284
202197,037
2020–7,367
2019–8,127
2018108,126
201768,083
201657,939

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #9, 3,677 births); most recent 2025 (rank #46, 932 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025932
20241,108
20231,307
20221,522
20211,756
20201,887
20192,105
20182,326
20172,452
20162,705

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #68, 843 births); most recent 2023 (rank #72, 734 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023734
2022841
2021843
2020646
2019555
2018516
2017360
2016345
2015320
2014305

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #506, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #3, 601 births); most recent 2025 (rank #18, 176 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
2025–176
2024–192
2023–231
2022–240
2021–268
2020–265
2019–292
2018–311
2017–286
2016–331

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #8, 341 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14, 164 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025164
2024195
2023213
2022226
2021259
2020267
2019284
2018295
2017290
2016285

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #2, 197 births); most recent 2025 (rank #25, 52 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202552
202485
202397
202288
2021111
2020101
2019149
2018151
2017128
2016142

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #4, 211 births); most recent 2023 (rank #23, 74 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202374
202295
202191
2020101
2019122
2018103
2017112
2016130
2015133
2014132

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence