Ellis
Boy and girl name · Welsh origin
Ellis meaning
benevolent, kind
Ellis at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (boy)
- Welsh
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #273 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #695 in 2024
Ellis popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #209 | 58 |
| 1890 | #190 | 71 |
| 1899 | #154 | 98 |
| 1900 | #173 | 120 |
| 1910 | #185 | 147 |
| 1920 | #204 | 646 |
| 1930 | #242 | 523 |
| 1940 | #270 | 430 |
| 1950 | #319 | 461 |
| 1960 | #420 | 358 |
| 1970 | #594 | 186 |
| 1980 | #661 | 172 |
| 1990 | #757 | 181 |
| 2000 | #785 | 209 |
| 2010 | #729 | 314 |
| 2020 | #326 | 1,010 |
| 2024 | #273 | 1,250 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #209 | 58 |
| 1881 | #193 | 58 |
| 1882 | #159 | 86 |
| 1883 | #168 | 73 |
| 1884 | #186 | 73 |
| 1885 | #169 | 78 |
| 1886 | #162 | 85 |
| 1887 | #188 | 66 |
| 1888 | #206 | 71 |
| 1889 | #168 | 80 |
| 1890 | #190 | 71 |
| 1891 | #188 | 66 |
| 1892 | #177 | 89 |
| 1893 | #185 | 79 |
| 1894 | #182 | 83 |
| 1895 | #156 | 100 |
| 1896 | #156 | 106 |
| 1897 | #157 | 98 |
| 1898 | #169 | 96 |
| 1899 | #154 | 98 |
| 1900 | #173 | 120 |
| 1901 | #195 | 74 |
| 1902 | #156 | 112 |
| 1903 | #159 | 110 |
| 1904 | #172 | 106 |
| 1905 | #181 | 103 |
| 1906 | #177 | 101 |
| 1907 | #180 | 120 |
| 1908 | #177 | 123 |
| 1909 | #178 | 131 |
| 1910 | #185 | 147 |
| 1911 | #184 | 167 |
| 1912 | #202 | 282 |
| 1913 | #174 | 391 |
| 1914 | #195 | 426 |
| 1915 | #182 | 618 |
| 1916 | #200 | 570 |
| 1917 | #201 | 574 |
| 1918 | #206 | 624 |
| 1919 | #198 | 634 |
| 1920 | #204 | 646 |
| 1921 | #203 | 682 |
| 1922 | #209 | 625 |
| 1923 | #204 | 657 |
| 1924 | #216 | 627 |
| 1925 | #220 | 613 |
| 1926 | #224 | 607 |
| 1927 | #229 | 579 |
| 1928 | #238 | 544 |
| 1929 | #231 | 545 |
| 1930 | #242 | 523 |
| 1931 | #251 | 456 |
| 1932 | #260 | 436 |
| 1933 | #254 | 426 |
| 1934 | #261 | 430 |
| 1935 | #257 | 438 |
| 1936 | #260 | 428 |
| 1937 | #252 | 451 |
| 1938 | #248 | 476 |
| 1939 | #266 | 418 |
| 1940 | #270 | 430 |
| 1941 | #272 | 443 |
| 1942 | #268 | 492 |
| 1943 | #274 | 495 |
| 1944 | #282 | 450 |
| 1945 | #292 | 417 |
| 1946 | #289 | 500 |
| 1947 | #306 | 510 |
| 1948 | #316 | 450 |
| 1949 | #330 | 430 |
| 1950 | #319 | 461 |
| 1951 | #340 | 404 |
| 1952 | #337 | 422 |
| 1953 | #331 | 453 |
| 1954 | #365 | 380 |
| 1955 | #375 | 371 |
| 1956 | #359 | 419 |
| 1957 | #391 | 387 |
| 1958 | #415 | 356 |
| 1959 | #451 | 317 |
| 1960 | #420 | 358 |
| 1961 | #443 | 328 |
| 1962 | #480 | 276 |
| 1963 | #490 | 267 |
| 1964 | #467 | 286 |
| 1965 | #502 | 230 |
| 1966 | #504 | 227 |
| 1967 | #511 | 216 |
| 1968 | #536 | 203 |
| 1969 | #548 | 205 |
| 1970 | #594 | 186 |
| 1971 | #573 | 204 |
| 1972 | #641 | 153 |
| 1973 | #586 | 183 |
| 1974 | #615 | 171 |
| 1975 | #707 | 137 |
| 1976 | #619 | 175 |
| 1977 | #682 | 154 |
| 1978 | #722 | 136 |
| 1979 | #658 | 168 |
| 1980 | #661 | 172 |
| 1981 | #689 | 157 |
| 1982 | #798 | 123 |
| 1983 | #731 | 139 |
| 1984 | #749 | 134 |
| 1985 | #726 | 148 |
| 1986 | #714 | 161 |
| 1987 | #717 | 162 |
| 1988 | #780 | 146 |
| 1989 | #751 | 172 |
| 1990 | #757 | 181 |
| 1991 | #740 | 189 |
| 1992 | #765 | 186 |
| 1993 | #817 | 167 |
| 1994 | #847 | 160 |
| 1995 | #833 | 166 |
| 1996 | #780 | 187 |
| 1997 | #758 | 196 |
| 1998 | #817 | 184 |
| 1999 | #837 | 180 |
| 2000 | #785 | 209 |
| 2001 | #926 | 167 |
| 2002 | #910 | 177 |
| 2003 | #828 | 211 |
| 2004 | #837 | 212 |
| 2005 | #790 | 246 |
| 2006 | #776 | 267 |
| 2007 | #813 | 262 |
| 2008 | #795 | 276 |
| 2009 | #720 | 328 |
| 2010 | #729 | 314 |
| 2011 | #726 | 313 |
| 2012 | #611 | 403 |
| 2013 | #531 | 501 |
| 2014 | #443 | 680 |
| 2015 | #422 | 740 |
| 2016 | #347 | 999 |
| 2017 | #311 | 1,109 |
| 2018 | #318 | 1,063 |
| 2019 | #342 | 976 |
| 2020 | #326 | 1,010 |
| 2021 | #320 | 1,037 |
| 2022 | #307 | 1,094 |
| 2023 | #274 | 1,230 |
| 2024 | #273 | 1,250 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | #754 | 7 |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 |
| 1960 | #3,355 | 14 |
| 1970 | #7,996 | 5 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 |
| 2000 | #3,738 | 34 |
| 2010 | #1,489 | 151 |
| 2020 | #618 | 472 |
| 2021 | #597 | 501 |
| 2024 | #695 | 404 |
All 119 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | #754 | 7 |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 |
| 1915 | #1,622 | 21 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 |
| 1921 | #1,927 | 21 |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 |
| 1927 | #2,095 | 18 |
| 1928 | #1,784 | 22 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 |
| 1931 | #1,875 | 18 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 |
| 1941 | #2,533 | 12 |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,355 | 14 |
| 1961 | #4,548 | 9 |
| 1962 | #6,580 | 5 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 |
| 1965 | #5,286 | 7 |
| 1966 | #5,808 | 6 |
| 1967 | #6,802 | 5 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 |
| 1969 | #7,472 | 5 |
| 1970 | #7,996 | 5 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 |
| 1978 | #6,946 | 8 |
| 1979 | #10,208 | 5 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 |
| 1988 | #5,322 | 15 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 |
| 1992 | #4,382 | 23 |
| 1993 | #3,290 | 34 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 |
| 1995 | #3,022 | 38 |
| 1996 | #3,632 | 30 |
| 1997 | #3,105 | 38 |
| 1998 | #2,846 | 46 |
| 1999 | #3,718 | 32 |
| 2000 | #3,738 | 34 |
| 2001 | #2,881 | 50 |
| 2002 | #3,395 | 40 |
| 2003 | #2,840 | 54 |
| 2004 | #3,224 | 47 |
| 2005 | #2,160 | 85 |
| 2006 | #1,988 | 100 |
| 2007 | #1,877 | 111 |
| 2008 | #1,912 | 110 |
| 2009 | #1,756 | 124 |
| 2010 | #1,489 | 151 |
| 2011 | #1,276 | 186 |
| 2012 | #1,136 | 216 |
| 2013 | #1,086 | 227 |
| 2014 | #1,074 | 238 |
| 2015 | #962 | 282 |
| 2016 | #844 | 337 |
| 2017 | #743 | 380 |
| 2018 | #774 | 352 |
| 2019 | #717 | 398 |
| 2020 | #618 | 472 |
| 2021 | #597 | 501 |
| 2022 | #696 | 422 |
| 2023 | #750 | 375 |
| 2024 | #695 | 404 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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