Girl name Old German origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Ella

EL-uh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
All; other
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#30
2024 births5,685
Peak year2010
First appeared1880
Total US births345,401
2010 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
EllieEl
Alternate spellings
ElaElle
In other languages
Ela (Polish)Elle (French)

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