Is Ellar a boy or girl name?

Ellar is a girl’s name. Of the 511 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ellar

Recorded 1880–1956 · United States

Ellar was most popular in 1922, when 16 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,073 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 511 people named Ellar.

Ellar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ellar’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ellar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ellar is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 511 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org