Is Ellis a boy or girl name?
Ellis is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 404 girls and 1,250 boys were named Ellis, so 24.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 12.4% of the 55,901 US babies named Ellis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #273
- Girl rank, 2024
- #697
- Babies named Ellis since 1880
- 55,901
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,654 babies
Boys and girls named Ellis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 728 | 20 | 2.7% |
| 1890s | 886 | 35 | 3.8% |
| 1900s | 1,100 | 44 | 3.8% |
| 1910s | 4,433 | 132 | 2.9% |
| 1920s | 6,125 | 177 | 2.8% |
| 1930s | 4,482 | 129 | 2.8% |
| 1940s | 4,617 | 124 | 2.6% |
| 1950s | 3,970 | 106 | 2.6% |
| 1960s | 2,596 | 62 | 2.3% |
| 1970s | 1,667 | 29 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 1,514 | 72 | 4.5% |
| 1990s | 1,796 | 287 | 13.8% |
| 2000s | 2,355 | 755 | 24.3% |
| 2010s | 7,098 | 2,767 | 28% |
| 2020s | 5,621 | 2,174 | 27.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,250 | #273 | 404 | #697 |
| 2023 | 1,230 | #274 | 375 | #750 |
| 2022 | 1,094 | #307 | 422 | #696 |
| 2021 | 1,037 | #320 | 501 | #597 |
| 2020 | 1,010 | #326 | 472 | #618 |
| 2019 | 976 | #342 | 398 | #717 |
| 2018 | 1,063 | #318 | 352 | #774 |
| 2017 | 1,109 | #311 | 380 | #743 |
| 2016 | 999 | #347 | 337 | #844 |
| 2015 | 740 | #422 | 282 | #963 |
| 2014 | 680 | #443 | 238 | #1,076 |
| 2013 | 501 | #531 | 227 | #1,087 |
| 2012 | 403 | #611 | 216 | #1,140 |
| 2011 | 313 | #726 | 186 | #1,276 |
| 2010 | 314 | #729 | 151 | #1,491 |
| 2009 | 328 | #721 | 124 | #1,762 |
| 2008 | 276 | #795 | 110 | #1,918 |
| 2007 | 262 | #813 | 111 | #1,879 |
| 2006 | 267 | #777 | 100 | #1,993 |
| 2005 | 246 | #790 | 85 | #2,169 |
| 2004 | 212 | #838 | 47 | #3,232 |
| 2003 | 211 | #830 | 54 | #2,849 |
| 2002 | 177 | #911 | 40 | #3,412 |
| 2001 | 167 | #928 | 50 | #2,888 |
| 2000 | 209 | #787 | 34 | #3,757 |
| 1999 | 180 | #837 | 32 | #3,739 |
| 1998 | 184 | #817 | 46 | #2,858 |
| 1997 | 196 | #759 | 38 | #3,122 |
| 1996 | 187 | #782 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 1995 | 166 | #834 | 38 | #3,039 |
| 1994 | 160 | #847 | 21 | #4,732 |
| 1993 | 167 | #819 | 34 | #3,311 |
| 1992 | 186 | #766 | 23 | #4,416 |
| 1991 | 189 | #740 | 12 | #7,090 |
| 1990 | 181 | #757 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1989 | 172 | #752 | 11 | #7,118 |
| 1988 | 146 | #780 | 15 | #5,405 |
| 1987 | 162 | #718 | 11 | #6,449 |
| 1986 | 161 | #714 | 13 | #5,530 |
| 1985 | 148 | #726 | 8 | #7,781 |
| 1984 | 134 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 139 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 123 | #799 | 5 | #10,967 |
| 1981 | 157 | #689 | 9 | #6,954 |
| 1980 | 172 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 168 | #660 | 5 | #10,651 |
| 1978 | 136 | #722 | 8 | #7,134 |
| 1977 | 154 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 175 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 137 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 171 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 183 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 153 | #645 | 5 | #8,638 |
| 1971 | 204 | #573 | 6 | #7,652 |
| 1970 | 186 | #594 | 5 | #8,351 |
| 1969 | 205 | #548 | 5 | #7,798 |
| 1968 | 203 | #536 | 6 | #6,465 |
| 1967 | 216 | #511 | 5 | #7,078 |
| 1966 | 227 | #504 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1965 | 230 | #502 | 7 | #5,442 |
| 1964 | 286 | #468 | 5 | #7,059 |
| 1963 | 267 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 276 | #480 | 5 | #6,854 |
| 1961 | 328 | #443 | 9 | #4,644 |
| 1960 | 358 | #421 | 14 | #3,401 |
| 1959 | 317 | #452 | 8 | #4,750 |
| 1958 | 356 | #415 | 14 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 387 | #392 | 12 | #3,536 |
| 1956 | 419 | #359 | 7 | #4,974 |
| 1955 | 371 | #375 | 5 | #6,105 |
| 1954 | 380 | #365 | 7 | #4,800 |
| 1953 | 453 | #331 | 9 | #4,028 |
| 1952 | 422 | #338 | 7 | #4,610 |
| 1951 | 404 | #340 | 15 | #2,727 |
| 1950 | 461 | #319 | 22 | #2,070 |
| 1949 | 430 | #330 | 6 | #4,844 |
| 1948 | 450 | #316 | 16 | #2,520 |
| 1947 | 510 | #306 | 9 | #3,798 |
| 1946 | 500 | #289 | 10 | #3,289 |
| 1945 | 417 | #292 | 12 | #2,639 |
| 1944 | 450 | #282 | 14 | #2,435 |
| 1943 | 495 | #274 | 18 | #2,098 |
| 1942 | 492 | #268 | 18 | #2,067 |
| 1941 | 443 | #272 | 12 | #2,572 |
| 1940 | 430 | #270 | 9 | #3,030 |
| 1939 | 418 | #266 | 17 | #1,964 |
| 1938 | 476 | #248 | 14 | #2,262 |
| 1937 | 451 | #252 | 13 | #2,353 |
| 1936 | 428 | #260 | 13 | #2,304 |
| 1935 | 438 | #257 | 9 | #2,993 |
| 1934 | 430 | #261 | 11 | #2,612 |
| 1933 | 426 | #254 | 10 | #2,738 |
| 1932 | 436 | #260 | 13 | #2,405 |
| 1931 | 456 | #251 | 18 | #1,897 |
| 1930 | 523 | #242 | 11 | #2,740 |
| 1929 | 545 | #232 | 16 | #2,119 |
| 1928 | 544 | #238 | 22 | #1,799 |
| 1927 | 579 | #229 | 18 | #2,122 |
| 1926 | 607 | #224 | 12 | #2,756 |
| 1925 | 613 | #220 | 19 | #2,055 |
| 1924 | 627 | #216 | 13 | #2,705 |
| 1923 | 657 | #204 | 20 | #1,961 |
| 1922 | 625 | #210 | 22 | #1,852 |
| 1921 | 682 | #203 | 21 | #1,939 |
| 1920 | 646 | #204 | 14 | #2,499 |
| 1919 | 634 | #198 | 15 | #2,293 |
| 1918 | 624 | #206 | 23 | #1,708 |
| 1917 | 574 | #201 | 17 | #2,021 |
| 1916 | 570 | #200 | 14 | #2,286 |
| 1915 | 618 | #182 | 21 | #1,639 |
| 1914 | 426 | #195 | 13 | #1,937 |
| 1913 | 391 | #174 | 14 | #1,620 |
| 1912 | 282 | #202 | 8 | #2,207 |
| 1911 | 167 | #185 | 7 | #2,024 |
| 1910 | 147 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 131 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 123 | #177 | 9 | #1,464 |
| 1907 | 120 | #182 | 7 | #1,687 |
| 1906 | 101 | #177 | 6 | #1,798 |
| 1905 | 103 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 106 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 110 | #160 | 6 | #1,657 |
| 1902 | 112 | #158 | 10 | #1,155 |
| 1901 | 74 | #195 | 6 | #1,537 |
| 1900 | 120 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 98 | #155 | 8 | #1,204 |
| 1898 | 96 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 98 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 106 | #156 | 9 | #1,154 |
| 1895 | 100 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 83 | #182 | 7 | #1,268 |
| 1893 | 79 | #185 | 6 | #1,322 |
| 1892 | 89 | #177 | 5 | #1,519 |
| 1891 | 66 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 71 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 80 | #168 | 7 | #1,056 |
| 1888 | 71 | #206 | 6 | #1,180 |
| 1887 | 66 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 85 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 78 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 73 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 73 | #168 | 7 | #771 |
| 1882 | 86 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 58 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 58 | #210 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ellis reached #155 in 1899. As a girl name, it reached #597 in 2021. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ellis
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.