Ellan
Ellan is a village located on Singö in the north of Stockholm County.
Meaning & Origin of Ellan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ellan is a village located on Singö in the north of Stockholm County.
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The Story of Ellan
Ellan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1906, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 14 Ellans were born — ranking #3,150 that year. As of 2026, Ellan ranks #11,780 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 378 Ellans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ellan
Ellan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 378 births in the dataset. Ellan's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #3,150. Use the chart and map above to compare Ellan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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