Ellis
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is my salvation; a form of Elias.
How Ellis has moved
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| 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 |
Ellis by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1895, about 1 in 1,300 American babies born that year was called Ellis.
Other names that come from Elias
Like Ellis, each of these traces back to Elias: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Eliasthe Lord is my God4,894 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Ilyasmy god is yahweh; form of Elias276 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elliagod is my salvation; a form of Elias122 in the US (2017)
- Eliyasmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elias27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elliasmy god is yahweh; variant of Elias14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ilyaasmy god is Yahweh; a form of Elias25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Illiasmy god is yahweh; variant of Elias18 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ellis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias or Ellis119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellisonson of Eli; a patronymic form369 in the US (2017)
- Elvinnoble friend; a form of Elwin104 in the US (2017)
- Elginlittle white stone or noble14 in the US (2017)
- Erlin9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ellis
Names that are said the same way as Ellis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
- Eloisehealthy, wide546 in England and Wales (2025)
- ElyseGod's oath; a form of Elise or Elizabeth427 in the US (2017)
- Elouisefamous warrior; a form of Louise47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellysegod's oath; a form of elizabeth or elyse20 in the US (2017)
- Eilisbright; Irish form of Elizabeth4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Ellis, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean salvation
Like Ellis, each of these has salvation in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Joshuathe Lord is salvation8,251 in the US (2017)
- Isaiahsalvation of the Lord7,170 in the US (2017)
- Jesusgod is salvation2,741 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- Josuegod is salvation; a form of Joshua1,532 in the US (2017)
- IsaiasGod is salvation; form of Isaiah506 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ellis
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