Ellison Boy & girl
How popular is Ellison?
#1,065 girl name in 2025
228 baby girls were named Ellison in the US in 2025, making it the 1065th most popular girl name. Another 98 boys got the name (#1,677 for boys).
Ellison popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,065 for girls (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 228 girls, 98 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #946 in 2015, #906 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (329 girls) |
| Highest rank | #837 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 25% boys, 75% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ellison counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ellison family of names ranked #832 for girls in 2025 (#819 the year before), with 281 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ellison | 228 | 81% |
| Ellisyn | 38 | 14% |
| Ellyson | 15 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ellison is most popular
Babies named Ellison per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- South Carolina: 1.1 per 1,000 (97 girls)
- Alabama: 0.6 per 1,000 (52 girls)
- Tennessee: 0.5 per 1,000 (87 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.5 per 1,000 (43 girls)
- Arkansas: 0.3 per 1,000 (18 girls)
Ellison by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1950s | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1960s | 12 | #5,308 |
| 1970s | 53 | #6,482 |
| 1980s | 71 | #5,539 |
| 1990s | 210 | #3,113 |
| 2000s | 1,102 | #1,386 |
| 2010s | 2,687 | #838 |
| 2020s | 1,549 | #837 |
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Questions
- Is Ellison a boy or girl name?
- Ellison is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 25% of babies named Ellison were boys and 75% were girls.
- How popular is the name Ellison?
- 228 baby girls were named Ellison in the US in 2025, making it the 1065th most popular girl name. Another 98 boys got the name (#1,677 for boys).
- When was Ellison most popular?
- Ellison peaked in 2021, when 329 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #837 in 2021.
- How many people are named Ellison?
- 8,658 babies have been named Ellison in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,844 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Ellison most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ellison was most common in South Carolina, at 1.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.