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Ella

“Variant of Eleanor — The other Aenor (from Latin alia); root sense riches and fame” — Old Provencal/Latin, ultimately Germanic; Arabic light also suggested origin

Girl's name · #29 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Ella has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #12 (2011) · 351,313 babies named Ella all-time · 1 in 280 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #3 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #4 in Norway (2025) · #6 in Germany (2025) · #7 in Denmark (2025) · #8 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ellas

Ella Fitzgerald — American jazz singer (1917–1996)
Ella Purnell — English-born British actress (born 1996)
Ella Josephine Baker — African-American civil rights and human rights activist (1903–1986)
Ella Balinska — English actress
Ella Henderson — British singer

In stories & tradition

Ella Hart — Emmerdale
Ella Simms — Melrose Place
Ella Dee — Hex

What Ellas become

Among 1,092 notable people named Ella:

Entertainers appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer (1917–1996).

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