Ellis
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is my salvation; a form of Elias.
Babies a year
582
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#243
up from #273
UK popularity
#92
582 babies · up from #95
How Ellis has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #422 |
| 2016 | #347 |
| 2017 | #311 |
| 2018 | #318 |
| 2019 | #342 |
| 2020 | #326 |
| 2021 | #320 |
| 2022 | #307 |
| 2023 | #273 |
| 2024 | #273 |
| 2025 | #243 |
In 2025, 582 babies in England and Wales were named Ellis. In the US, 1,479 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ellis was most common in 1895, when it went to 0.08% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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