girl's name
Ellamae
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,933
Northern Ireland
#267
as Ella-Mae, 2022
Ellamae is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 80 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 51,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1898.
Ellamae over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 85 |
| 1910s | 305 |
| 1920s | 475 |
| 1930s | 238 |
| 1940s | 165 |
| 1950s | 58 |
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 114 |
| 2010s | 433 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 433 |
How popular is Ellamae?
In 2025, Ellamae was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ellamae is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Ellamae is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ella-Mae | Ella-Mae is Ellamae written with a hyphen in England and Wales, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,273 in England and Wales, against #6,443 for Ellamae. | 1,470 |
| Ella Mae | Ella Mae is Ellamae written as two words, used in Ireland, where it ranks #900. | 21 |
Names that peaked alongside Ellamae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ellamae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ellamae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ellamae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ellamae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ellamae
How popular is the name Ellamae?
In 2025, Ellamae was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ellamae a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellamae is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ellamae most popular?
Ellamae peaked in 2021, when 80 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ellamae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ellamae currently ranks #479 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.