Ellison
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning son of Eli; a patronymic form.
How Ellison has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #946 |
| 2016 | #921 |
| 2017 | #972 |
| 2018 | #973 |
| 2019 | #839 |
| 2020 | #903 |
| 2021 | #838 |
Ellison by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Ellison. In the US, 369 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 304 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Eli
Like Ellison, each of these traces back to Eli: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Eliascended; my god is yahweh6,576 in the US (2017)
- Elyascended; a form of Eli99 in the US (2017)
- Elihmy God is Yahweh; form of Eli22 in the US (2017)
- Alikmy father is Yahweh; a form of Eli19 in the US (2017)
- Elsonson of Eli or Ellis11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elaiascended or high; form of Eli3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ellison. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ellison
Names that are said the same way as Ellison, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ellisynson of Eli; a modern respelling of Ellison62 in the US (2017)
- Ellysonson of Elly; Elly is form of Eleanor23 in the US (2017)
- Elsie-Annnoble; grace; form of Elizabeth-Ann5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elsie-Annenoble; gracious; a form of Elizabeth with Anne3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellasyn21 in the US (2017)
- Ellisen6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ellison
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