Ellison
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EL-i-sun
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,065 for girls
Ellison is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Ellis”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 1,065th for girls in the US (228 babies).
What does Ellison mean?
English: English surname
“son of Ellis”
Patronymic surname from Ellis, a medieval form of Elias (Elijah).
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ellison a girl's or a boy's name?
Ellison is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 228 girls and 98 boys in the US.
How popular is Ellison in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Ellison, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 28 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Ellison than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Ellison in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2002, 62% of the babies named Ellison in the UK were girls. By 2021 it was 7%, with more boys than girls since 2003.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Ellison in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,136 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 28 | #939 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Ellison in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,065among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 228about 1 in 7,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 228 girls in the US were named Ellison, making it the 1,065th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 906th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 329 girls. It first appears in the records in 1914. 98 boys were also named Ellison in 2025 (1,677th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Ellison than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Ellison in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 243 girls in the US were given Ellison or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #950, up from #1,065 for this spelling alone.
- Ellison 228
- Ellyson 15
In 1986, 25% of the babies named Ellison in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 70%, with more girls than boys since 1995.
Ellison in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 228 | #1,065 |
| 2024 | 233 | #1,066 |
| 2023 | 230 | #1,075 |
| 2022 | 239 | #1,062 |
| 2021 | 329 | #837 |
| 2020 | 290 | #906 |
| 2019 | 323 | #838 |
| 2018 | 271 | #975 |
| 2017 | 270 | #972 |
| 2016 | 298 | #921 |
| 2015 | 287 | #946 |
| 2014 | 304 | #893 |
| 2013 | 266 | #953 |
| 2012 | 237 | #1,060 |
| 2011 | 235 | #1,050 |
| 2010 | 196 | #1,230 |
| 2009 | 146 | #1,546 |
| 2008 | 172 | #1,386 |
| 2007 | 150 | #1,530 |
| 2006 | 158 | #1,428 |
| 2005 | 117 | #1,689 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,941 |
| 2003 | 83 | #2,103 |
| 2002 | 68 | #2,349 |
| 2001 | 58 | #2,596 |
| 2000 | 54 | #2,704 |
| 1999 | 36 | #3,440 |
| 1998 | 40 | #3,113 |
| 1997 | 32 | #3,544 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
Names like Ellison
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harrison Hudson Emerson Grayson Mason Edison Elijah Elias Oakley Jaxon Oliver Theo
Other spellings of Ellison
Names related to Ellison
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Ellison: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ellison, updated 20 October 2026.