Ellison
Ellison was the 1067th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 228 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 838th; the most babies were born in 2021 (329). Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Ellison in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,067 girls, down 161 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 228girls
- Girls and boys
- 74% girls, 26% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021329 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,658babies recorded
Ellison popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,067 | #1,679 | 228 | 98 |
| 2020 | #906 | #1,779 | 290 | 85 |
| 2010 | #1,230 | #3,560 | 196 | 30 |
| 2000 | #2,717 | #4,859 | 54 | 15 |
| 1990 | #10,544 | #2,572 | 7 | 26 |
| 1980 | #7,610 | #3,312 | 8 | 13 |
| 1970 | #8,351 | #2,426 | 5 | 15 |
| 1960 | — | #2,581 | — | 11 |
| 1950 | — | #1,760 | — | 18 |
| 1940 | — | #1,488 | — | 21 |
| 1930 | — | #2,838 | — | 9 |
| 1920 | — | #1,283 | — | 32 |
| 1910 | — | #1,236 | — | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ellison, counting every spelling?
Ellison is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #894 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,067 for Ellison on its own. Together these spellings went to 281 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellison | 228 | #1,067 | 1,259 |
| Ellisyn | 38 | #3,850 | 266 |
| Ellyson | 15 | #7,232 | 65 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ellison?
228 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ellison (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ellison born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ellison.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ellison?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Ellison are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Ellison a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ellison by state
How common Ellison was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (7.0×), Alabama (3.6×), Tennessee (3.5×), Kentucky (3.2×), North Carolina (2.2×). In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Ellison
How popular is the name Ellison?
Ellison was the 1067th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 228 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 838th; the most babies were born in 2021 (329). Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Ellison in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ellison a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 74% girls, 26% boys given the name Ellison in the US.
Where is Ellison most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ellison was most common in South Carolina (1.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Tennessee.