69%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛl.dən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a surname that was from a place name meaning "Ella's hill" in Old English. PopularityDetails Last ranked #938 in 1977 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories A Song of Ice and Fire characters, currently out of the US top 1000, derived from a surname, isograms, NASCAR, Philip K. Dick characters, surnames, The Next Step characters