Ellyn Girl
How popular is Ellyn?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Ellyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
3,065living people named Ellyn (est.)
51median age of people named Ellyn
3,836babies named Ellyn since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Ellyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▲ 3360 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-73% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,125 in 2015, #10,245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (102 girls) |
| Highest rank | #993 in 1952 |
| First recorded | 1898 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ellyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Elaine family of names ranked #245 for girls in 2025 (#258 the year before), with 1,372 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine | 1,007 | 73% |
| Ellen | 230 | 17% |
| Elin | 53 | 4% |
| Elayne | 40 | 3% |
| Eline | 14 | 1% |
| Ellyn | 7 | 1% |
| Elen | 8 | 1% |
| Elene | 13 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Ellyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #1,501 |
| 1900s | 12 | #1,440 |
| 1910s | 88 | #1,956 |
| 1920s | 121 | #1,824 |
| 1930s | 181 | #1,291 |
| 1940s | 505 | #1,020 |
| 1950s | 744 | #993 |
| 1960s | 490 | #1,198 |
| 1970s | 248 | #2,572 |
| 1980s | 339 | #1,783 |
| 1990s | 581 | #1,511 |
| 2000s | 236 | #3,727 |
| 2010s | 229 | #4,101 |
| 2020s | 56 | #7,635 |
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Questions
- Is Ellyn a boy or girl name?
- Ellyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ellyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Ellyn?
- 7 baby girls were named Ellyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Ellyn most popular?
- Ellyn peaked in 1991, when 102 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #993 in 1952.
- How many people are named Ellyn?
- 3,836 babies have been named Ellyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,065 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 51.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.