Ellis
#682 for girls in 2025, 415 births · #243 for boys in 2025, 1,417 births
Given to boys 87.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1899 · 98 births
- Debut · boys
- 58 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 50,403since 1880
Ellis 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 | #682 | 415 | #243 | 1,417 |
| 2024 | #696 | 404 | #273 | 1,250 |
| 2023 | #752 | 375 | #275 | 1,230 |
| 2022 | #699 | 422 | #307 | 1,094 |
| 2021 | #597 | 501 | #320 | 1,038 |
| 2020 | #618 | 472 | #326 | 1,010 |
| 2019 | #717 | 398 | #342 | 976 |
| 2018 | #775 | 352 | #318 | 1,063 |
| 2017 | #743 | 380 | #311 | 1,109 |
| 2016 | #844 | 337 | #347 | 999 |
| 2015 | #962 | 282 | #422 | 740 |
| 2014 | #1,074 | 238 | #443 | 680 |
| 2013 | #1,086 | 227 | #531 | 501 |
| 2012 | #1,136 | 216 | #611 | 403 |
| 2011 | #1,276 | 186 | #726 | 313 |
| 2010 | #1,489 | 151 | #729 | 314 |
| 2009 | #1,756 | 124 | #720 | 328 |
| 2008 | #1,913 | 110 | #795 | 276 |
| 2007 | #1,877 | 111 | #815 | 262 |
| 2006 | #1,988 | 100 | #776 | 267 |
| 2005 | #2,160 | 85 | #790 | 246 |
| 2004 | #3,224 | 47 | #838 | 212 |
| 2003 | #2,840 | 54 | #828 | 211 |
| 2002 | #3,394 | 40 | #910 | 177 |
| 2001 | #2,881 | 50 | #926 | 167 |
| 2000 | #3,738 | 34 | #785 | 209 |
| 1999 | #3,718 | 32 | #837 | 180 |
| 1998 | #2,846 | 46 | #817 | 184 |
| 1997 | #3,105 | 38 | #758 | 196 |
| 1996 | #3,632 | 30 | #780 | 187 |
| 1995 | #3,022 | 38 | #833 | 166 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #847 | 160 |
| 1993 | #3,290 | 34 | #817 | 167 |
| 1992 | #4,382 | 23 | #765 | 186 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #740 | 189 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #757 | 181 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #751 | 172 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #780 | 146 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #717 | 162 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | #714 | 161 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #726 | 148 |
| 1984 | — | #749 | 134 | |
| 1983 | — | #731 | 139 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #798 | 123 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #689 | 157 |
| 1980 | — | #661 | 172 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #658 | 168 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #721 | 136 |
| 1977 | — | #682 | 154 | |
| 1976 | — | #619 | 175 | |
| 1975 | — | #707 | 137 | |
| 1974 | — | #619 | 169 | |
| 1973 | — | #587 | 182 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #641 | 153 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #573 | 204 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #594 | 186 |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #548 | 205 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #536 | 203 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #511 | 216 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #504 | 227 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #502 | 230 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #467 | 286 |
| 1963 | — | #491 | 267 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #480 | 276 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #444 | 328 |
| 1960 | #3,357 | 14 | #420 | 358 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #451 | 317 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 | #415 | 356 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #392 | 387 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #359 | 419 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #375 | 371 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #365 | 380 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #331 | 453 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #337 | 422 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #340 | 404 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #319 | 461 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #330 | 430 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #316 | 450 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #306 | 510 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #289 | 500 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #292 | 417 |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | #282 | 450 |
| 1943 | #2,079 | 18 | #274 | 495 |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 | #268 | 492 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #272 | 443 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #270 | 430 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #266 | 418 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #248 | 476 |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | #252 | 451 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #260 | 428 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #257 | 438 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #261 | 430 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #254 | 426 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #260 | 436 |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 | #251 | 456 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #242 | 523 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 | #231 | 545 |
| 1928 | #1,784 | 22 | #238 | 544 |
| 1927 | #2,095 | 18 | #229 | 579 |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | #224 | 607 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | #220 | 613 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | #216 | 627 |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 | #204 | 657 |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 | #209 | 625 |
| 1921 | #1,927 | 21 | #203 | 682 |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | #204 | 646 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #198 | 634 |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | #206 | 624 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | #201 | 574 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | #200 | 570 |
| 1915 | #1,622 | 21 | #182 | 618 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | #195 | 426 |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | #174 | 391 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #202 | 282 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #184 | 167 |
| 1910 | — | #185 | 147 | |
| 1909 | — | #178 | 131 | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | #177 | 123 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #180 | 120 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #177 | 101 |
| 1905 | — | #181 | 103 | |
| 1904 | — | #172 | 106 | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #159 | 110 |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | #156 | 112 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #195 | 74 |
| 1900 | — | #173 | 120 | |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #154 | 98 |
| 1898 | — | #169 | 96 | |
| 1897 | — | #157 | 98 | |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | #156 | 106 |
| 1895 | — | #156 | 100 | |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | #182 | 83 |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #185 | 79 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #177 | 89 |
| 1891 | — | #188 | 66 | |
| 1890 | — | #190 | 71 | |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | #168 | 80 |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | #206 | 71 |
| 1887 | — | #188 | 66 | |
| 1886 | — | #162 | 85 | |
| 1885 | — | #169 | 78 | |
| 1884 | — | #186 | 73 | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | #168 | 73 |
| 1882 | — | #159 | 86 | |
| 1881 | — | #193 | 58 | |
| 1880 | — | #209 | 58 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ellis was already there! It came in at #209, and was given to 58 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1891, when fewer than 87 boys a year got the name.
Where Ellis is popular in 1932
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#112 · 1 in 550
- Louisiana#129 · 1 in 645
- Idaho#131 · 1 in 571
- Alabama#132 · 1 in 771
- Oregon#146 · 1 in 876
Best ever in a state: #40 in Utah, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #112 | 36 | 1 in 550 |
| Louisiana | #129 | 30 | 1 in 645 |
| Idaho | #131 | 6 | 1 in 571 |
| Alabama | #132 | 36 | 1 in 771 |
| Kentucky | #146 | 29 | 1 in 904 |
| Oregon | #146 | 6 | 1 in 876 |
| Georgia | #152 | 30 | 1 in 973 |
| Virginia | #155 | 25 | 1 in 898 |
| Florida | #168 | 12 | 1 in 1,011 |
| Arkansas | #173 | 17 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Tennessee | #192 | 17 | 1 in 1,504 |
| New Jersey | #194 | 10 | 1 in 2,649 |
| Missouri | #206 | 16 | 1 in 1,728 |
| Maryland | #207 | 5 | 1 in 2,345 |
| North Carolina | #216 | 22 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Ohio | #255 | 13 | 1 in 3,547 |
| South Carolina | #264 | 8 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Oklahoma | #277 | 9 | 1 in 2,414 |
| Illinois | #321 | 10 | 1 in 5,171 |
| Pennsylvania | #325 | 12 | 1 in 6,139 |
| Michigan | #334 | 7 | 1 in 5,370 |
| Texas | #350 | 22 | 1 in 2,554 |
| New York | #377 | 12 | 1 in 7,382 |
| California | #474 | 5 | 1 in 7,058 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Ellis
- 30 spots since 2024 (#273 → #243)
- 83 spots since 2020 (#326 → #243)
- 179 spots since 2015 (#422 → #243)
- Biggest jump: 115 spots in 2012 (#726 → #611)
- Biggest drop: 141 spots in 2001 (#785 → #926)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1899 at #154 (98 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,084 boys born in 1899 were named Ellis (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,205 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
- 14.1% of all boys named Ellis (7,098) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 728 | #159 (1882) | #181 |
| 1890s | 886 | #154 (1899) | #171 |
| 1900s | 1,100 | #156 (1902) | #175 |
| 1910s | 4,433 | #174 (1913) | #193 |
| 1920s | 6,125 | #203 (1921) | #218 |
| 1930s | 4,482 | #242 (1930) | #255 |
| 1940s | 4,617 | #268 (1942) | #290 |
| 1950s | 3,970 | #319 (1950) | #368 |
| 1960s | 2,596 | #420 (1960) | #490 |
| 1970s | 1,664 | #573 (1971) | #640 |
| 1980s | 1,514 | #661 (1980) | #732 |
| 1990s | 1,796 | #740 (1991) | #795 |
| 2000s | 2,355 | #720 (2009) | #818 |
| 2010s | 7,098 | #311 (2017) | #478 |
| 2020s | 7,039 | #243 (2025) | #291 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ellis in 1932
Top girls' names in 1932
Top boys' names in 1932
More about 1932
girls
1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 82,088 of them was named Ellis, which outranked 53.6% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,235Walda14
- #2,235Warren14
- #2,235Yolande14
- #2,365Ellis13
- #2,365Agustina13
- #2,365Aiko13
- #2,365Albertina13
- #2,490Adelaida12
- #2,490Adline12
- #2,490Agripina12
Tied with 124 names at #2,365; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 2,395 of them was named Ellis, which outranked 93.9% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.