Ellis

Given to 57,731 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#682
recorded as girls
#243
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,832
girls 415 · boys 1,417
Peak year
1899
98 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
57,731
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ellis was most popular in 1899, when 98 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.92 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,417 babies were named Ellis, ranking #243 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 33%.00.3750.751.1251.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1899 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ellis was most popular in 1899, when 98 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.92 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,417 babies were named Ellis, ranking #243 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 33%.00.3750.751.1251.51880192019602000Peak 1899 (boys)

Ellis was most popular in 1899, when 98 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.92 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,417 babies were named Ellis, ranking #243 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 33%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 415 682 1,417 243
2024 404 696 1,250 273
2023 375 752 1,230 275
2022 422 699 1,094 307
2021 501 597 1,038 320
2020 472 618 1,010 326
2019 398 717 976 342
2018 352 775 1,063 318
2017 380 743 1,109 311
2016 337 844 999 347
2015 282 962 740 422
2014 238 1074 680 443
2013 227 1086 501 531
2012 216 1136 403 611
2011 186 1276 313 726
2010 151 1489 314 729
2009 124 1756 328 720
2008 110 1913 276 795
2007 111 1877 262 815
2006 100 1988 267 776
2005 85 2160 246 790
2004 47 3224 212 838
2003 54 2840 211 828
2002 40 3394 177 910
2001 50 2881 167 926
2000 34 3738 209 785
1999 32 3718 180 837
1998 46 2846 184 817
1997 38 3105 196 758
1996 30 3632 187 780
1995 38 3022 166 833
1994 21 4687 160 847
1993 34 3290 167 817
1992 23 4382 186 765
1991 12 6976 189 740
1990 13 6465 181 757
1989 11 6955 172 751
1988 15 5321 146 780
1987 11 6335 162 717
1986 13 5459 161 714
1985 8 7563 148 726
1984 <5 — 134 749
1983 <5 — 139 731
1982 5 10517 123 798
1981 9 6804 157 689
1980 <5 — 172 661
1979 5 10210 168 658
1978 8 6948 136 721
1977 <5 — 154 682
1976 <5 — 175 619
1975 <5 — 137 707
1974 <5 — 169 619
1973 <5 — 182 587
1972 5 8292 153 641
1971 6 7388 204 573
1970 5 7995 186 594
1969 5 7471 205 548
1968 6 6246 203 536
1967 5 6804 216 511
1966 6 5809 227 504
1965 7 5289 230 502
1964 5 6767 286 467
1963 <5 — 267 491
1962 5 6578 276 480
1961 9 4546 328 444
1960 14 3357 358 420
1959 8 4625 317 451
1958 14 3232 356 415
1957 12 3489 387 392
1956 7 4837 419 359
1955 5 5828 371 375
1954 7 4655 380 365
1953 9 3955 453 331
1952 7 4483 422 337
1951 15 2694 404 340
1950 22 2053 461 319
1949 6 4673 430 330
1948 16 2491 450 316
1947 9 3706 510 306
1946 10 3217 500 289
1945 12 2598 417 292
1944 14 2401 450 282
1943 18 2079 495 274
1942 18 2046 492 268
1941 12 2532 443 272
1940 9 2963 430 270
1939 17 1947 418 266
1938 14 2225 476 248
1937 13 2317 451 252
1936 13 2263 428 260
1935 9 2926 438 257
1934 11 2567 430 261
1933 10 2688 426 254
1932 13 2365 436 260
1931 18 1876 456 251
1930 11 2690 523 242
1929 16 2098 545 231
1928 22 1784 544 238
1927 18 2095 579 229
1926 12 2708 607 224
1925 19 2018 613 220
1924 13 2661 627 216
1923 20 1944 657 204
1922 22 1836 625 209
1921 21 1927 682 203
1920 14 2463 646 204
1919 15 2264 634 198
1918 23 1690 624 206
1917 17 1996 574 201
1916 14 2246 570 200
1915 21 1622 618 182
1914 13 1896 426 195
1913 14 1601 391 174
1912 8 2144 282 202
1911 7 1956 167 184
1910 <5 — 147 185
1909 <5 — 131 178
1908 9 1439 123 177
1907 7 1639 120 180
1906 6 1727 101 177
1905 <5 — 103 181
1904 <5 — 106 172
1903 6 1592 110 159
1902 10 1133 112 156
1901 6 1466 74 195
1900 <5 — 120 173
1899 8 1181 98 154
1898 <5 — 96 169
1897 <5 — 98 157
1896 9 1122 106 156
1895 <5 — 100 156
1894 7 1237 83 182
1893 6 1277 79 185
1892 5 1450 89 177
1891 <5 — 66 188
1890 <5 — 71 190
1889 7 1025 80 168
1888 6 1136 71 206
1887 <5 — 66 188
1886 <5 — 85 162
1885 <5 — 78 169
1884 <5 — 73 186
1883 7 754 73 168
1882 <5 — 86 159
1881 <5 — 58 193
1880 <5 — 58 209

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Other spellings

Elias · 129,502 Elise · 75,252 Eloise · 72,815 Elyse · 21,264 Elouise · 11,403 Elois · 2,652 Ellouise · 1,029 Ellyse · 795

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Ellis is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 13% · boys 87% across all years