NameTides

Ellis

Ellis was the #243 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,417 babies), and #92 in England & Wales and #268 in Canada.

Ellis as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ellis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandUSCanadaIreland
Ellis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#243 (1,417)#92 (582)#100 (51)#199 (10)#272 (16)#268 (125)
2024#273 (1,250)#95 (571)#104 (49)#239 (8)#287 (14)#280 (117)
2023#275 (1,230)#96 (561)#94 (56)#232 (8)#268 (16)#314 (97)
2022#307 (1,094)#90 (616)#100 (56)#192 (11)#380 (10)#336 (94)
2021#320 (1,038)#88 (670)#104 (57)#200 (11)#364 (10)#326 (104)
2020#326 (1,010)#89 (642)#88 (64)#193 (10)#250 (19)#319 (100)
2019#342 (976)#76 (780)#95 (63)#160 (15)#352 (11)#259 (134)
2018#318 (1,063)#87 (726)#113 (54)#234 (8)#369 (10)#302 (113)
2017#311 (1,109)#89 (765)#119 (51)#202 (10)#336 (12)#264 (137)
2016#347 (999)#89 (783)#130 (47)#232 (8)#372 (10)#347 (94)
2015#422 (740)#90 (721)#151 (38)#314 (5)#459 (7)#369 (84)
2014#443 (680)#94 (641)#143 (43)#315 (5)#364 (11)#384 (77)
2013#531 (501)#103 (619)#135 (44)—#605 (4)#507 (54)
2012#611 (403)#100 (627)#169 (34)—#548 (5)#704 (34)
2011#726 (313)#103 (636)#134 (45)#291 (5)#730 (3)#557 (46)

Ellis as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ellis as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandUSCanadaIrelandEngland & Wales
Ellis as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#682 (415)#1,809 (16)#226 (16)—#718 (4)#935 (29)
2024#696 (404)#1,353 (24)#244 (15)#337 (4)—#1,409 (17)
2023#752 (375)#1,255 (26)#210 (19)—#727 (4)#958 (27)
2022#699 (422)#1,006 (34)#324 (10)—#634 (5)#794 (34)
2021#597 (501)#1,007 (34)#205 (20)—#464 (8)#746 (39)
2020#618 (472)#1,127 (29)#197 (20)#281 (5)#700 (4)#942 (28)
2019#717 (398)#1,189 (28)#175 (25)——#970 (27)
2018#775 (352)#920 (40)#220 (19)—#896 (3)#765 (37)
2017#743 (380)#1,105 (31)#161 (30)—#734 (4)#775 (36)
2016#844 (337)#1,031 (34)#159 (31)—#750 (4)#750 (38)
2015#962 (282)#1,324 (25)#160 (28)#358 (4)—#983 (26)
2014#1,074 (238)#1,234 (27)#166 (29)——#1,340 (18)
2013#1,086 (227)#1,291 (26)#194 (23)——#1,913 (11)
2012#1,136 (216)#1,297 (25)#159 (29)—#677 (5)#1,029 (25)
2011#1,276 (186)#1,545 (19)#162 (28)—#798 (4)#1,426 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1899 at #154.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 23% of US babies named Ellis were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,200 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 470common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 390common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 830common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ellis is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,100 to 1 in 1,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ellis by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #126MEWisconsin: #204WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #199WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: #227MTNorth Dakota: #170NDMinnesota: #225MNIllinois: #277ILMichigan: #203MINew York: #301NYMassachusetts: #318MAOregon: #220ORNevada: #443NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #192SDIowa: #167IAIndiana: #203INOhio: #208OHPennsylvania: #217PANew Jersey: #607NJConnecticut: #210CTRhode Island: #177RICalifornia: #347CAUtah: #185UTColorado: #165CONebraska: #266NEMissouri: #165MOKentucky: #221KYWest Virginia: #200WVVirginia: #225VAMaryland: #407MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #295AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #205KSArkansas: #134ARTennessee: #139TNNorth Carolina: #215NCSouth Carolina: #163SCDistrict of Columbia: #139DCOklahoma: #395OKLouisiana: #136LAMississippi: #281MSAlabama: #191ALGeorgia: #212GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #323TXFlorida: #403FL
Ellis (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#28348
Quebec2025#6236

Ellis (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EllisCanadaGirls#93529
EllisCanadaBoys#268125
EllisEngland & WalesGirls#1,80916
EllisEngland & WalesBoys#92582
EllisIrelandGirls#7184
EllisIrelandBoys#27216
EllisNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EllisNorthern IrelandBoys#19910
EllisScotlandGirls#22616
EllisScotlandBoys#10051
EllisUSGirls#682415
EllisUSBoys#2431,417