Is Ellene a boy or girl name?

Ellene is a girl’s name. Of the 875 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ellene

Recorded 1907–2017 · United States

Ellene was most popular in 1925, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,396 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 875 people named Ellene.

Ellene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ellene’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ellene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ellene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 875 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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