Is Ellery a boy or girl name?
Ellery is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 172 girls and 17 boys were named Ellery, so 91% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 66.9% of the 6,808 US babies named Ellery were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,492
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,329
- Babies named Ellery since 1882
- 6,808
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 270 babies
Boys and girls named Ellery, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 149 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 224 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 323 | 5 | 1.5% |
| 1960s | 250 | 5 | 2% |
| 1970s | 248 | 34 | 12.1% |
| 1980s | 212 | 78 | 26.9% |
| 1990s | 145 | 326 | 69.2% |
| 2000s | 119 | 1,046 | 89.8% |
| 2010s | 116 | 2,073 | 94.7% |
| 2020s | 52 | 989 | 95% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,492 | 172 | #1,329 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,433 | 196 | #1,212 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,401 | 201 | #1,201 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,152 | 213 | #1,149 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,252 | 207 | #1,146 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,397 | 197 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,266 | 174 | #1,310 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,740 | 211 | #1,168 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,280 | 196 | #1,244 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,076 | 256 | #1,041 |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,087 | 256 | #1,019 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,965 | 197 | #1,222 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,314 | 202 | #1,210 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,658 | 197 | #1,218 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,457 | 187 | #1,274 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,230 | 171 | #1,385 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,948 | 141 | #1,607 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,759 | 151 | #1,526 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,197 | 159 | #1,426 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,100 | 131 | #1,556 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,892 | 77 | #2,269 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,981 | 70 | #2,375 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,687 | 60 | #2,587 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,781 | 40 | #3,385 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,260 | 46 | #3,038 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,119 | 40 | #3,201 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,044 | 46 | #2,857 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,744 | 39 | #3,053 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,658 | 36 | #3,252 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,226 | 31 | #3,518 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,153 | 29 | #3,726 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,544 | 32 | #3,447 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,176 | 19 | #5,113 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,869 | 28 | #3,749 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,355 | 26 | #3,935 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,349 | 17 | #5,110 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,402 | 16 | #5,127 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,135 | 11 | #6,447 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,040 | 8 | #7,957 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,447 | 8 | #7,780 |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,853 | 6 | #9,473 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,873 | 7 | #8,291 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,221 | 5 | #10,877 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,311 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,063 | 5 | #10,650 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,092 | 9 | #6,541 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,024 | 10 | #6,004 |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,722 | 5 | #9,485 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,003 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,944 | 5 | #8,803 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 29 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,753 | 5 | #7,058 |
| 1963 | 34 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 65 | #957 | 5 | #6,526 |
| 1958 | 31 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 37 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 30 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 34 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,336 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,358 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #978 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ellery reached #744 in 1897. As a girl name, it reached #1,019 in 2014. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ellery
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.