Ellington
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- EL-ing-tun
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #2,859 for girls
Unisex
Ellington is a name of English origin, meaning “estate of a man named Ella”. In 2025 it ranked 2,859th for girls in the US (59 babies).
What does Ellington mean?
English: English place name and surname
“estate of a man named Ella”
Best known from Duke Ellington, the American jazz composer and bandleader.
Is Ellington a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ellington has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 59 girls and 25 boys in the US.
How popular is Ellington in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,859among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 59about 1 in 27,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 59 girls in the US were named Ellington, making it the 2,859th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,748th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 85 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001. 25 boys were also named Ellington in 2025 (4,138th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Ellington in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 70% of the babies named Ellington in the US were girls.
Ellington in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2,859 |
| 2024 | 44 | #3,516 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,674 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,604 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,638 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,748 |
| 2019 | 78 | #2,305 |
| 2018 | 83 | #2,217 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,964 |
| 2016 | 78 | #2,385 |
| 2015 | 85 | #2,209 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3,916 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,205 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4,972 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
Nicknames for Ellington
- Ellie 552 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Ellington
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emerson Everly Leighton Addison Madisson Elowyn Anderson Emberlynn Anniston Elowen Ellie Emery
Names related to Ellington
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ellington: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ellington, updated 20 October 2026.