First Name ELLEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ELLEN is ranked as the 179th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 361,109.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 113.25 people named ELLEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ELLEN is 177,273.
  • The SSA data also shows that ELLEN is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names ELLEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 361,109 +/-0.6%
  • National Rank 179
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 113.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 177,273
  • National Rank 306
  • Percentile Rank 99.67%
  • Proportion/100k 55.60

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ELLEN is 81.4% White, 3.3% Hispanic origin, 11.0% Black, 2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name ELLEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name ELLEN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common Norwegian feminine given name - SSB Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Danish feminine given name - DST Data
  • English feminine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name ELLEN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.4% 63.9% 17.5%
Hispanic origin 3.3% 16.3% -13.0%
Black 11.0% 12.3% -1.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.9% -2.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named ELLEN is New York where 34,385 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ELLEN, as 215.22 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Vermont is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Texas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names ELLEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 17,626 136.84 99.7% Indiana 7,358 111.53 99.4% Iowa 2,915 93.81 99.0% Kansas 3,045 104.85 98.7% Michigan 9,425 95.1 99.7% Minnesota 4,775 87.5 99.4% Missouri 2,792 93.25 98.8% Nebraska 2,214 117.68 98.3% North Dakota 957 129.41 96.4% Ohio 15,752 135.86 99.6% South Dakota 1,017 119.19 96.4% Wisconsin 7,214 125.29 99.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ELLEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 17,626 136.84 99.7%
Indiana 7,358 111.53 99.4%
Iowa 2,915 93.81 99.0%
Kansas 3,045 104.85 98.7%
Michigan 9,425 95.1 99.7%
Minnesota 4,775 87.5 99.4%
Missouri 2,792 93.25 98.8%
Nebraska 2,214 117.68 98.3%
North Dakota 957 129.41 96.4%
Ohio 15,752 135.86 99.6%
South Dakota 1,017 119.19 96.4%
Wisconsin 7,214 125.29 99.5%
West State Statistics First-Names ELLEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 1,115 151.33 97.2% Arizona 8,207 121.92 99.4% California 33,955 87.51 99.8% Colorado 7,320 136.68 99.4% Hawaii 1,752 123.42 99.2% Idaho 2,014 123.25 98.4% Montana 1,404 137.18 97.7% Nevada 3,127 110.15 99.1% New Mexico 2,216 106.26 98.3% Oregon 5,655 142.43 99.3% Utah 3,081 104.68 98.7% Washington 7,006 99.21 99.6% Wyoming 877 150.05 97.0%

West States
State stats for the first name ELLEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 1,115 151.33 97.2%
Arizona 8,207 121.92 99.4%
California 33,955 87.51 99.8%
Colorado 7,320 136.68 99.4%
Hawaii 1,752 123.42 99.2%
Idaho 2,014 123.25 98.4%
Montana 1,404 137.18 97.7%
Nevada 3,127 110.15 99.1%
New Mexico 2,216 106.26 98.3%
Oregon 5,655 142.43 99.3%
Utah 3,081 104.68 98.7%
Washington 7,006 99.21 99.6%
Wyoming 877 150.05 97.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names ELLEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 4,136 114.99 99.2% Maine 1,548 116.41 97.6% Massachusetts 10,290 152.55 99.6% New Hampshire 1,430 107.74 97.7% New Jersey 13,145 147.07 99.7% New York 34,385 174.14 99.9% Pennsylvania 20,788 162.57 99.7% Rhode Island 1,057 100.2 97.8% Vermont 1,348 215.22 98.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ELLEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 4,136 114.99 99.2%
Maine 1,548 116.41 97.6%
Massachusetts 10,290 152.55 99.6%
New Hampshire 1,430 107.74 97.7%
New Jersey 13,145 147.07 99.7%
New York 34,385 174.14 99.9%
Pennsylvania 20,788 162.57 99.7%
Rhode Island 1,057 100.2 97.8%
Vermont 1,348 215.22 98.8%
South State Statistics First-Names ELLEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 5,181 106.84 99.3% Arkansas 3,242 109.28 98.9% Delaware 1,355 144.84 99.2% Dist. of Columbia 641 97.27 98.6% Florida 21,165 106.39 99.8% Georgia 12,463 123.43 99.7% Kentucky 4,252 96.34 98.9% Louisiana 4,502 96.82 99.2% Maryland 11,023 184.44 99.8% Mississippi 2,792 93.25 98.8% North Carolina 11,625 116.9 99.7% Oklahoma 3,869 99.76 99.0% South Carolina 6,884 142.45 99.4% Tennessee 6,936 105.91 99.4% Texas 17,021 63.14 99.7% Virginia 14,972 179.81 99.8% West Virginia 2,619 141.53 98.4%

South States
State stats for the first name ELLEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 5,181 106.84 99.3%
Arkansas 3,242 109.28 98.9%
Delaware 1,355 144.84 99.2%
Dist. of Columbia 641 97.27 98.6%
Florida 21,165 106.39 99.8%
Georgia 12,463 123.43 99.7%
Kentucky 4,252 96.34 98.9%
Louisiana 4,502 96.82 99.2%
Maryland 11,023 184.44 99.8%
Mississippi 2,792 93.25 98.8%
North Carolina 11,625 116.9 99.7%
Oklahoma 3,869 99.76 99.0%
South Carolina 6,884 142.45 99.4%
Tennessee 6,936 105.91 99.4%
Texas 17,021 63.14 99.7%
Virginia 14,972 179.81 99.8%
West Virginia 2,619 141.53 98.4%
 

Full Names with ELLEN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ELLEN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named ELLEN.

The most popular full name is ELLEN Smith. 0.81% of all the people named ELLEN have this family name.

There are 30868 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ELLEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 ELLEN Smith 0.81%
2 ELLEN Johnson 0.57%
3 ELLEN Miller 0.48%
4 ELLEN Williams 0.41%
5 ELLEN Jones 0.40%
6 ELLEN Brown 0.39%
7 ELLEN Davis 0.33%
8 ELLEN Anderson 0.32%
9 ELLEN Wilson 0.28%
10 ELLEN Lee 0.27%
11 ELLEN White 0.23%
12 ELLEN Thompson 0.23%
13 ELLEN Martin 0.23%
14 ELLEN Moore 0.22%
15 ELLEN Taylor 0.21%
16 ELLEN Clark 0.21%
17 ELLEN King 0.20%
18 ELLEN Hall 0.20%
19 ELLEN Harris 0.19%
20 ELLEN Murphy 0.19%