Female name
Ella
70,033 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2007. Expression number: 3.
Origin
A 19th-century shortening of Eleanor or Ellen, later also used for any name ending in -ella, such as Gabriella or Daniella. Similar abbreviations have been formed independently in many European languages, for any name containing the syllable -el-, e.g. Elisabeth.From Wiktionary, entry “Ella”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2007: 3,677 births. 70,033 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 6th among girls' names in 2015. It is still given: 6,625 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2010: 9,898 births. 352,214 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 12th among girls' names in 2011. It is still given: 30,562 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2007: 601 births. 8,680 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 3rd among girls' names in 2007. It really came into use around 1996. It is still given: 1,107 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11,530 | 1900–2025 | 68th in 2021 |
| Austria | 4,694 | 1984–2025 | 17th in 2021 |
| Switzerland | 4,294* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 2,759 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 2,178 | 2012–2023 | 10th in 2019 |
| Quebec | 1,417 | 1980–2025 | 73rd in 2021 |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
5 + 3 + 3 + 1 = 12 → 3
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
5 + 1 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 3 = 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.