Is Ellyn a boy or girl name?

Ellyn is a girl’s name. Of the 3,836 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ellyn

Recorded 1898–2025 · United States

Ellyn was most popular in 1991, when 102 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,541 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,836 people named Ellyn.

Ellyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ellyn’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ellyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ellyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,836 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.

Names that peaked alongside Ellyn

Where Ellyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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