Ell

Boy · recorded 1882–1948

  • 1948last recorded
  • 1882best year

Most popular in 1882.

Last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ell.

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

0224418821899191519321948

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 22 recorded years as a table
Ell, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188244
191312
19148
19159
19167
19178
19186
19197
19209
19215
19228
19239
19245
19259
19296
19305
19316
19345
19434
19444
19454
19483

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ell isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1948
6
Rank in 1948
#3,316
How rare
1 in 292,436 boys
Since 1882
144

Ell was last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1882, at 44 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ell doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.