Fun Facts About the Name Ellarae
- 286 babies named Ellarae: U.S. records list 286 babies given the name Ellarae from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ellarae Mean?
Ellarae is an English compound name with no meaning inherited from an older language. Its sense comes from the two names it joins, Ella and Rae, rather than from a single root.
Ella is an English name used since the Middle Ages, first as a short form of Germanic names beginning with Al- and later also as a short form of Eleanor and of Ellen, the English form of Helen. Because those sources differ, no one meaning is fixed to Ella. Rae is likewise an English name and surname with more than one possible origin: it can be a feminine form of Ray, a short form of Raymond (from Germanic elements for "counsel" and "protection"), a short form of Rachel (Hebrew for "ewe"), or a surname taken from the Middle English word for a roe deer.
Ellarae Name History & Origins
Ellarae is best explained as a compound of two English names rather than as a name carried down from an older language. Compounds of this shape, which join a name ending in -a to a short second element, are found throughout the English-speaking world; Ellamae, Ellarose, and Annamae are built the same way. The second element here is spelled -rae, matching the separate English name Rae.
Both parts have their own histories. Ella was in use in England in the Middle Ages, and Rae had a long life as an English and Scottish surname before it was widely used as a given name. Because both elements were already familiar, the combined form did not require any new word; its use fits the general habit of double names in English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Ellarae?
Ellarae has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #4,511 in 2017.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,597 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,691 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #7,014 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #8,676 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,775 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #6,138 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #6,241 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #4,915 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #4,511 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #6,033 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #9,675 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #7,089 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #9,187 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #9,917 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #10,613 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #13,899 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #15,818 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #11,883 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #18,465 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #16,511 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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