Over the past 110 years, 27 boys and 264 217 girls have been named Ella. The name Ella ranks 8271th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Ella in 1930. The peak of popularity of the name Ella came in the 1940s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.