Ellis
Mostly boys · EL-iss · Hebrew
Ellis is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is Yahweh”. In 2025 it ranked 90th for boys in the UK (643 babies) and 243rd for boys in the US (1,417 babies).
What does Ellis mean?
Hebrew: surname from Elis, a medieval form of Elias (Elijah)
“my God is Yahweh”
From a surname based on Elis, the medieval English and Welsh form of Elias, the Greek form of Elijah.
- Say it
- EL-iss
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ellis a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ellis has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 32 girls and 643 boys in the UK and 415 girls and 1,417 boys in the US.
How popular is Ellis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #90among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 643about 1 in 470 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 643 boys in the UK were named Ellis, making it the 90th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 94th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 907 boys. 32 girls were also named Ellis in 2025 (1,107th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ellis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 92nd in England and Wales, 100th in Scotland and 199th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#82), 2014 (#94) and 2024 (#95).
Ellis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 643 | #90 |
| 2024 | 628 | #93 |
| 2023 | 625 | #94 |
| 2022 | 683 | #89 |
| 2021 | 738 | #89 |
| 2020 | 716 | #94 |
| 2019 | 858 | #77 |
| 2018 | 788 | #92 |
| 2017 | 826 | #92 |
| 2016 | 838 | #95 |
| 2015 | 764 | #98 |
| 2014 | 689 | #103 |
| 2013 | 663 | #107 |
| 2012 | 661 | #109 |
| 2011 | 686 | #109 |
| 2010 | 701 | #103 |
| 2009 | 795 | #91 |
| 2008 | 808 | #98 |
| 2007 | 892 | #89 |
| 2006 | 907 | #87 |
| 2005 | 783 | #94 |
| 2004 | 804 | #88 |
| 2003 | 703 | #92 |
| 2002 | 683 | #90 |
| 2001 | 570 | #103 |
| 2000 | 581 | #104 |
| 1999 | 596 | #101 |
| 1998 | 555 | #108 |
| 1997 | 550 | #105 |
| 1996 | 452 | #114 |
How popular is Ellis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #243among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,417about 1 in 1,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,417 boys in the US were named Ellis, making it the 243rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 326th. 415 girls were also named Ellis in 2025 (682nd for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ellis of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Ellis in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 9% of the babies named Ellis in the US in 1883, and 23% in 2025.
Ellis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,417 | #243 |
| 2024 | 1,250 | #273 |
| 2023 | 1,230 | #275 |
| 2022 | 1,094 | #307 |
| 2021 | 1,038 | #320 |
| 2020 | 1,010 | #326 |
| 2019 | 976 | #342 |
| 2018 | 1,063 | #318 |
| 2017 | 1,109 | #311 |
| 2016 | 999 | #347 |
| 2015 | 740 | #422 |
| 2014 | 680 | #443 |
| 2013 | 501 | #531 |
| 2012 | 403 | #611 |
| 2011 | 313 | #726 |
| 2010 | 314 | #729 |
| 2009 | 328 | #720 |
| 2008 | 276 | #795 |
| 2007 | 262 | #815 |
| 2006 | 267 | #776 |
| 2005 | 246 | #790 |
| 2004 | 212 | #837 |
| 2003 | 211 | #827 |
| 2002 | 177 | #909 |
| 2001 | 167 | #925 |
| 2000 | 209 | #783 |
| 1999 | 180 | #835 |
| 1998 | 184 | #816 |
| 1997 | 196 | #756 |
| 1996 | 187 | #778 |
| 1995 | 166 | #830 |
| 1994 | 160 | #844 |
| 1993 | 167 | #815 |
| 1992 | 186 | #763 |
| 1991 | 189 | #736 |
| 1990 | 181 | #753 |
| 1989 | 172 | #748 |
| 1988 | 146 | #779 |
| 1987 | 162 | #717 |
| 1986 | 161 | #714 |
| 1985 | 148 | #726 |
| 1984 | 134 | #749 |
| 1983 | 139 | #731 |
| 1982 | 123 | #798 |
| 1981 | 157 | #689 |
| 1980 | 172 | #661 |
| 1979 | 168 | #658 |
| 1978 | 136 | #721 |
| 1977 | 154 | #682 |
| 1976 | 175 | #619 |
| 1975 | 137 | #707 |
| 1974 | 169 | #619 |
| 1973 | 182 | #587 |
| 1972 | 153 | #641 |
| 1971 | 204 | #573 |
| 1970 | 186 | #594 |
| 1969 | 205 | #548 |
| 1968 | 203 | #536 |
| 1967 | 216 | #511 |
| 1966 | 227 | #504 |
| 1965 | 230 | #502 |
| 1964 | 286 | #467 |
| 1963 | 267 | #491 |
| 1962 | 276 | #480 |
| 1961 | 328 | #444 |
| 1960 | 358 | #420 |
| 1959 | 317 | #451 |
| 1958 | 356 | #415 |
| 1957 | 387 | #391 |
| 1956 | 419 | #358 |
| 1955 | 371 | #374 |
| 1954 | 380 | #364 |
| 1953 | 453 | #330 |
| 1952 | 422 | #336 |
| 1951 | 404 | #339 |
| 1950 | 461 | #319 |
| 1949 | 430 | #330 |
| 1948 | 450 | #316 |
| 1947 | 510 | #306 |
| 1946 | 500 | #289 |
| 1945 | 417 | #292 |
| 1944 | 450 | #282 |
| 1943 | 495 | #274 |
| 1942 | 492 | #268 |
| 1941 | 443 | #272 |
| 1940 | 430 | #270 |
| 1939 | 418 | #266 |
| 1938 | 476 | #248 |
| 1937 | 451 | #252 |
| 1936 | 428 | #260 |
| 1935 | 438 | #257 |
| 1934 | 430 | #261 |
| 1933 | 426 | #254 |
| 1932 | 436 | #260 |
| 1931 | 456 | #251 |
| 1930 | 523 | #242 |
| 1929 | 545 | #231 |
| 1928 | 544 | #238 |
| 1927 | 579 | #229 |
| 1926 | 607 | #224 |
| 1925 | 613 | #220 |
| 1924 | 627 | #216 |
| 1923 | 657 | #204 |
| 1922 | 625 | #209 |
| 1921 | 682 | #203 |
| 1920 | 646 | #204 |
| 1919 | 634 | #198 |
| 1918 | 624 | #206 |
| 1917 | 574 | #201 |
| 1916 | 570 | #200 |
| 1915 | 618 | #182 |
| 1914 | 426 | #195 |
| 1913 | 391 | #174 |
| 1912 | 282 | #202 |
| 1911 | 167 | #184 |
| 1910 | 147 | #185 |
| 1909 | 131 | #178 |
| 1908 | 123 | #177 |
| 1907 | 120 | #180 |
| 1906 | 101 | #177 |
| 1905 | 103 | #181 |
| 1904 | 106 | #172 |
| 1903 | 110 | #159 |
| 1902 | 112 | #156 |
| 1901 | 74 | #195 |
| 1900 | 120 | #173 |
| 1899 | 98 | #154 |
| 1898 | 96 | #169 |
| 1897 | 98 | #157 |
| 1896 | 106 | #156 |
| 1895 | 100 | #156 |
| 1894 | 83 | #182 |
| 1893 | 79 | #185 |
| 1892 | 89 | #177 |
| 1891 | 66 | #188 |
| 1890 | 71 | #190 |
| 1889 | 80 | #168 |
| 1888 | 71 | #206 |
| 1887 | 66 | #188 |
| 1886 | 85 | #162 |
| 1885 | 78 | #169 |
| 1884 | 73 | #186 |
| 1883 | 73 | #168 |
| 1882 | 86 | #159 |
| 1881 | 58 | #193 |
| 1880 | 58 | #209 |
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