Ellyson
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Elly; Elly is form of Eleanor.
Babies a year
23
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ellyson by the numbers
Ellyson was given to 23 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 40 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Eleanor
Like Ellyson, each of these traces back to Eleanor: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
- Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
- Elleshe; a form of Eleanor or Ellen828 in the US (2017)
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elinorbright light; a form of Eleanor27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellybright one; a form of Eleanor144 in the US (2017)
- Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ellyson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ellisonson of Eli; a patronymic form369 in the US (2017)
- Ellason5 in the US (2017)
- Ellisynson of Eli; a modern respelling of Ellison62 in the US (2017)
- Elyonthe most high; from el elyon21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellynbright light; a variant of Helen21 in the US (2017)
- Ellysegod's oath; a form of elizabeth or elyse20 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ellyson
Names that are said the same way as Ellyson, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- 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)
- Elison7 in the US (2017)
- Ellisen6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ellyson
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