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In 2024, 1,250 boys in the United States were named Ellis, making it the 273rd most popular boy's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 443rd a decade earlier.
2024 is its busiest year on record.
Records for Ellis go back to 1880, and 55,901 babies have been given the name since.
A Welsh name meaning "benevolent". Its gentle sound has a scholarly quality that works beautifully for any gender.
Ellis is of Welsh origin, described as vintage in style.
In 2024, Ellis went to 404 girls and 1,250 boys — 76% boys.
That makes it genuinely unisex, leaning male.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
A Welsh name meaning "benevolent". Its gentle sound has a scholarly quality that works beautifully for any gender.
Ellis is of Welsh origin, and is usually described as vintage in style.
In 2024, 1,250 boys in the United States were named Ellis, making it the 273rd most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024, Ellis went to 404 girls and 1,250 boys — 76% boys. That makes it genuinely unisex, leaning male.
Elle, Elly are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Ellis.