NameTides

Ellison

Ellison was the #1,065 girls' name in the US in 2025 (228 babies), and #3,044 in Canada.

Ellison as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Ellison as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Ellison as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,065 (228)——#3,044 (6)
2024#1,066 (233)———
2023#1,075 (230)——#3,290 (5)
2022#1,062 (239)——#3,228 (5)
2021#837 (329)——#3,280 (5)
2020#906 (290)——#2,873 (6)
2019#838 (323)——#3,266 (5)
2018#975 (271)——#1,996 (10)
2017#972 (270)#4,763 (4)—#2,609 (7)
2016#921 (298)#4,763 (4)—#2,892 (6)
2015#946 (287)#4,736 (4)—#3,286 (5)
2014#893 (304)#4,684 (4)—#1,901 (11)
2013#953 (266)——#3,286 (5)
2012#1,060 (237)#4,838 (4)——
2011#1,050 (235)#4,764 (4)#674 (4)#2,618 (7)

Ellison as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ellison as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Ellison as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#1,677 (98)#2,269 (10)—
2024#2,057 (73)#1,952 (12)#3,072 (5)
2023#1,928 (81)#1,800 (13)#1,947 (9)
2022#1,826 (88)#1,692 (14)#2,810 (5)
2021#1,710 (95)#1,688 (14)—
2020#1,778 (85)#1,723 (13)—
2019#1,868 (80)#1,253 (20)—
2018#1,625 (100)#1,158 (23)#1,983 (8)
2017#1,594 (101)#1,289 (20)—
2016#1,663 (95)#1,157 (24)—
2015#1,691 (92)#1,380 (18)#2,715 (5)
2014#1,979 (72)#1,061 (26)—
2013#1,782 (81)#1,086 (24)—
2012#2,772 (43)#2,458 (8)—
2011#3,434 (31)#1,522 (15)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #837.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.
  • In 2025, 70% of US babies named Ellison were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ellison is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,400 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ellison by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #518WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #787MINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #916INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #489ARTennessee: #335TNNorth Carolina: #634NCSouth Carolina: #210SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #318ALGeorgia: #645GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,268TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Ellison (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EllisonCanadaGirls#3,0446
EllisonCanadaBoys—too few
EllisonEngland & WalesGirls—too few
EllisonEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
EllisonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EllisonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EllisonScotlandGirls—too few
EllisonUSGirls#1,065228
EllisonUSBoys#1,67798