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
Showing
- 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
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1959
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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Connecticut#540 · 1 in 2,301
- Michigan#553 · 1 in 2,552
- Iowa#565 · 1 in 2,354
- Alabama#633 · 1 in 2,617
- Massachusetts#682 · 1 in 3,433
Best ever in a state: #363 in Connecticut, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #540 | 5 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Michigan | #553 | 14 | 1 in 2,552 |
| Iowa | #565 | 5 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Alabama | #633 | 7 | 1 in 2,617 |
| Massachusetts | #682 | 7 | 1 in 3,433 |
| Minnesota | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,580 |
| North Carolina | #780 | 12 | 1 in 3,874 |
| Tennessee | #813 | 8 | 1 in 4,009 |
| Colorado | #907 | 5 | 1 in 4,665 |
| New Jersey | #939 | 7 | 1 in 5,071 |
| Indiana | #1,032 | 5 | 1 in 5,582 |
| Washington | #1,046 | 5 | 1 in 5,772 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,231 | 6 | 1 in 7,781 |
| Illinois | #1,240 | 6 | 1 in 7,388 |
| Ohio | #1,271 | 6 | 1 in 7,878 |
| California | #1,409 | 16 | 1 in 10,108 |
| Georgia | #1,533 | 5 | 1 in 9,042 |
| Florida | #1,887 | 6 | 1 in 14,460 |
| Texas | #1,902 | 11 | 1 in 14,595 |
| New York | #2,075 | 5 | 1 in 15,666 |
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| 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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 124 spots since 2024 (#1,331 → #1,207)
- 62 spots since 2020 (#1,145 → #1,207)
Rise & fade · girls
55 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1959
- Peaked 2014 at #1,018 (256 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,973
- 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
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 43.7% of all girls named Ellery (2,073) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1988
- 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.
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