Girls name
Ella
Ella is a girls' name given to 302,375 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 2010 with 9,884 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 4th among girls names in Minnesota in 2005.
Which states favor Ella
Ella by state
Top states by all-time births named Ella. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 20,770 | #41 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 20,303 | #43 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 15,695 | #18 (2025) |
| 4 | North Carolina | 13,784 | #23 (2025) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 13,607 | #20 (2025) |
| 6 | Georgia | 12,528 | #21 (2025) |
| 7 | Florida | 11,834 | #27 (2025) |
| 8 | Ohio | 11,665 | #29 (2025) |
| 9 | Illinois | 10,931 | #36 (2025) |
| 10 | Alabama | 9,817 | #13 (2025) |
| 11 | Virginia | 9,420 | #32 (2025) |
| 12 | Michigan | 9,313 | #21 (2025) |
| 13 | Tennessee | 9,266 | #22 (2025) |
| 14 | South Carolina | 8,289 | #40 (2025) |
| 15 | Louisiana | 8,175 | #21 (2025) |
| 16 | Mississippi | 7,614 | #16 (2025) |
| 17 | Kentucky | 7,576 | #14 (2025) |
| 18 | Missouri | 7,082 | #26 (2025) |
| 19 | Indiana | 6,471 | #32 (2025) |
| 20 | New Jersey | 6,453 | #32 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).