Ellery
#1,207 for girls in 2025, 188 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 67.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2014 · 256 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,744since 1959
Ellery over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,207 | 188 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #1,331 | 172 | #5,241 | 18 |
| 2023 | #1,212 | 196 | #8,255 | 9 |
| 2022 | #1,199 | 201 | #7,262 | 11 |
| 2021 | #1,148 | 213 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #1,145 | 207 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #1,193 | 197 | #8,215 | 9 |
| 2018 | #1,310 | 174 | #7,136 | 11 |
| 2017 | #1,165 | 211 | #7,546 | 10 |
| 2016 | #1,241 | 196 | #7,157 | 11 |
| 2015 | #1,038 | 256 | #5,999 | 14 |
| 2014 | #1,018 | 256 | #5,997 | 14 |
| 2013 | #1,220 | 197 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #1,210 | 202 | #5,256 | 17 |
| 2011 | #1,217 | 197 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2010 | #1,274 | 187 | #6,359 | 13 |
| 2009 | #1,383 | 171 | #8,985 | 8 |
| 2008 | #1,605 | 141 | #4,901 | 19 |
| 2007 | #1,526 | 151 | #7,590 | 10 |
| 2006 | #1,424 | 159 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #1,553 | 131 | #5,034 | 16 |
| 2004 | #2,264 | 77 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #2,368 | 70 | #5,877 | 12 |
| 2002 | #2,582 | 60 | #6,522 | 10 |
| 2001 | #3,368 | 40 | #5,667 | 12 |
| 2000 | #3,020 | 46 | #4,204 | 18 |
| 1999 | #3,188 | 40 | #5,035 | 13 |
| 1998 | #2,846 | 46 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #3,036 | 39 | #4,668 | 13 |
| 1996 | #3,237 | 36 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #3,492 | 31 | #3,191 | 21 |
| 1994 | #3,704 | 29 | #4,094 | 15 |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 | #3,501 | 18 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | #4,114 | 14 |
| 1991 | #3,722 | 28 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,909 | 26 | #3,309 | 18 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #2,115 | 28 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #3,005 | 16 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #1,842 | 30 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #1,864 | 29 |
| 1982 | — | #2,111 | 25 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #2,204 | 23 |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #2,048 | 25 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #2,068 | 23 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #2,008 | 24 |
| 1976 | — | #1,346 | 43 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #1,704 | 29 |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #1,928 | 22 |
| 1972 | — | #1,819 | 24 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,987 | 21 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,743 | 25 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,217 | 15 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,613 | 23 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,429 | 29 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #1,729 | 21 |
| 1963 | — | #1,338 | 34 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,406 | 32 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,178 | 44 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #950 | 65 |
| 1958 | — | #1,396 | 31 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,634 | 24 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,171 | 42 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,240 | 37 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,525 | 25 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,551 | 24 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,461 | 27 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,553 | 23 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,464 | 25 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,323 | 30 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,252 | 34 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,509 | 22 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,633 | 17 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,683 | 17 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,461 | 23 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,421 | 24 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,588 | 19 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,397 | 23 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,879 | 14 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,439 | 22 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,301 | 10 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,029 | 13 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,658 | 18 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,905 | 14 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,313 | 11 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,693 | 18 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,889 | 16 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,317 | 12 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,413 | 27 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,468 | 26 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,565 | 23 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,679 | 21 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,434 | 27 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,475 | 26 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,820 | 19 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,063 | 15 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,596 | 22 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,643 | 20 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,771 | 17 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,782 | 16 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,441 | 18 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Ellery! It came in at #6,245, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1959–1976, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ellery is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Michigan#500 · 1 in 2,672
- Kansas#521 · 1 in 2,293
- Massachusetts#533 · 1 in 2,916
- Colorado#617 · 1 in 2,980
- Minnesota#735 · 1 in 4,132
Best ever in a state: #363 in Connecticut, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #500 | 16 | 1 in 2,672 |
| Kansas | #521 | 6 | 1 in 2,293 |
| Massachusetts | #533 | 9 | 1 in 2,916 |
| Colorado | #617 | 8 | 1 in 2,980 |
| Minnesota | #735 | 6 | 1 in 4,132 |
| Wisconsin | #755 | 6 | 1 in 4,085 |
| Utah | #776 | 5 | 1 in 3,809 |
| Washington | #845 | 7 | 1 in 4,480 |
| Illinois | #963 | 11 | 1 in 5,749 |
| Indiana | #1,055 | 5 | 1 in 6,340 |
| Ohio | #1,114 | 7 | 1 in 7,778 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,232 | 6 | 1 in 9,105 |
| Florida | #1,778 | 6 | 1 in 13,722 |
| California | #1,818 | 14 | 1 in 15,592 |
| New York | #2,264 | 5 | 1 in 18,955 |
| Texas | #2,814 | 6 | 1 in 27,778 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ellery
- 124 spots since 2024 (#1,331 → #1,207)
- 62 spots since 2020 (#1,145 → #1,207)
- 169 spots since 2015 (#1,038 → #1,207)
- Debuted 1959
- Peaked 2014 at #1,018 (256 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 6,973 girls born in 2015 were named Ellery (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,549 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #1,018 in 2014, was only 1 in 6,978 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 43.7% of all girls named Ellery (2,073) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1987, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #6,245 (1959) | #6,245 |
| 1960s | 5 | #6,767 (1964) | #6,767 |
| 1970s | 34 | #5,888 (1977) | #7,995 |
| 1980s | 78 | #5,049 (1989) | #7,420 |
| 1990s | 326 | #2,846 (1998) | #3,561 |
| 2000s | 1,046 | #1,383 (2009) | #2,109 |
| 2010s | 2,073 | #1,018 (2014) | #1,189 |
| 2020s | 1,177 | #1,145 (2020) | #1,207 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ellery in 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 10,743 of them was named Ellery, which outranked 93.2% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,379Jacklyn172
- #1,379Mariella172
- #1,379Nadine172
- #1,383Ellery171
- #1,383Brea171
- #1,383Ebony171
- #1,383Elliott171
- #1,392Harmoni170
- #1,392Karolina170
- #1,392Marlen170
Tied with 8 names at #1,383; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 247,947 of them was named Ellery, which outranked 38.2% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,310Zyeir9
- #8,310Zyhir9
- #8,310Zymari9
- #8,985Ellery8
- #8,985Aaidan8
- #8,985Aalim8
- #8,985Aamari8
- #9,864Aaran7
- #9,864Aarian7
- #9,864Aarit7
Tied with 878 names at #8,985; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.