Is Ellison a boy or girl name?
Ellison is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 232 girls and 73 boys were named Ellison, so 76.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 65.6% of the 8,330 US babies named Ellison were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,058
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,067
- Babies named Ellison since 1881
- 8,330
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 424 babies
Boys and girls named Ellison, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 166 | 6 | 3.5% |
| 1920s | 216 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 187 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 149 | 5 | 3.2% |
| 1960s | 132 | 12 | 8.3% |
| 1970s | 102 | 53 | 34.2% |
| 1980s | 148 | 71 | 32.4% |
| 1990s | 165 | 210 | 56% |
| 2000s | 235 | 1,102 | 82.4% |
| 2010s | 725 | 2,687 | 78.8% |
| 2020s | 422 | 1,319 | 75.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73 | #2,058 | 232 | #1,067 |
| 2023 | 81 | #1,931 | 229 | #1,081 |
| 2022 | 88 | #1,831 | 239 | #1,063 |
| 2021 | 95 | #1,713 | 329 | #838 |
| 2020 | 85 | #1,779 | 290 | #906 |
| 2019 | 80 | #1,871 | 323 | #838 |
| 2018 | 100 | #1,628 | 271 | #974 |
| 2017 | 101 | #1,597 | 270 | #973 |
| 2016 | 95 | #1,666 | 298 | #921 |
| 2015 | 92 | #1,695 | 287 | #946 |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,984 | 304 | #893 |
| 2013 | 81 | #1,785 | 266 | #951 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,787 | 237 | #1,060 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,455 | 235 | #1,050 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,559 | 196 | #1,230 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,503 | 146 | #1,550 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,672 | 172 | #1,386 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,409 | 150 | #1,530 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,332 | 158 | #1,428 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,240 | 117 | #1,693 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,049 | 96 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,328 | 83 | #2,108 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,591 | 68 | #2,360 |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,014 | 58 | #2,608 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,858 | 54 | #2,717 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,602 | 36 | #3,459 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,422 | 40 | #3,133 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,245 | 32 | #3,568 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,068 | 22 | #4,642 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,245 | 20 | #4,894 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,505 | 18 | #5,309 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,300 | 12 | #7,159 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,803 | 14 | #6,408 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,505 | 9 | #8,808 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,572 | 7 | #10,544 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,677 | 15 | #5,633 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,785 | 9 | #7,893 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,496 | 5 | #11,851 |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,975 | 10 | #6,742 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,434 | 5 | #11,154 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,526 | 7 | #8,421 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,086 | 7 | #8,294 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,026 | 5 | #10,968 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,930 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,312 | 8 | #7,609 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,344 | 7 | #8,289 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,829 | 7 | #7,857 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,264 | 8 | #7,065 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,556 | 5 | #9,720 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,799 | 8 | #6,684 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,942 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,527 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,548 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,598 | 7 | #6,801 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,427 | 5 | #8,352 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,653 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 17 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,137 | 5 | #6,855 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,592 | 7 | #5,460 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,582 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,140 | 5 | #6,528 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,553 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,286 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,528 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,838 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,431 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 31 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,278 | 6 | #3,309 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #907 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ellison reached #748 in 1883. As a girl name, it reached #838 in 2019. 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 Ellison
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.