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

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Peak · girls
2014 · 256 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,744
since 1959

Ellery over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #1,018, 2014peak #725, 1897girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,207188#8,9108
2024#1,331172#5,24118
2023#1,212196#8,2559
2022#1,199201#7,26211
2021#1,148213#10,7996
2020#1,145207#8,0679
2019#1,193197#8,2159
2018#1,310174#7,13611
2017#1,165211#7,54610
2016#1,241196#7,15711
2015#1,038256#5,99914
2014#1,018256#5,99714
2013#1,220197#9,6557
2012#1,210202#5,25617
2011#1,217197#7,50210
2010#1,274187#6,35913
2009#1,383171#8,9858
2008#1,605141#4,90119
2007#1,526151#7,59010
2006#1,424159#7,9989
2005#1,553131#5,03416
2004#2,26477#11,3565
2003#2,36870#5,87712
2002#2,58260#6,52210
2001#3,36840#5,66712
2000#3,02046#4,20418
1999#3,18840#5,03513
1998#2,84646#6,8438
1997#3,03639#4,66813
1996#3,23736#5,53510
1995#3,49231#3,19121
1994#3,70429#4,09415
1993#3,42232#3,50118
1992#5,05119#4,11414
1991#3,72228#3,81315
1990#3,90926#3,30918
1989#5,04917#4,27112
1988#5,06516#3,35015
1987#6,33511#2,11528
1986#7,7498#3,00516
1985#7,5638#2,42721
1984#9,1446#1,84230
1983#8,0477#1,86429
1982—#2,11125
1981#10,4115#2,20423
1980—#3,25613
1979#10,2105#2,04825
1978#6,3859#2,06823
1977#5,88810#2,00824
1976—#1,34643
1975#9,0675#1,70429
1974—#2,94612
1973#8,4235#1,92822
1972—#1,81924
1971—#1,98721
1970—#1,74325
1969—#2,21715
1968—#1,69522
1967—#2,35212
1966—#1,61323
1965—#1,42929
1964#6,7675#1,72921
1963—#1,33834
1962—#1,89618
1961—#1,40632
1960—#1,17844
1959#6,2455#95065
1958—#1,39631
1957—#1,63424
1956—#1,17142
1955—#1,24037
1954—#1,52525
1953—#1,55124
1952—#1,46127
1951—#1,55323
1950—#1,46425
1949—#1,94115
1948—#1,32330
1947—#1,25234
1946—#1,50922
1945—#1,63317
1944—#1,68317
1943—#1,46123
1942—#1,42124
1941—#1,58819
1940—#1,39723
1939—#1,87914
1938—#1,43922
1937—#1,99213
1936—#2,30110
1935—#2,02913
1934—#1,65818
1933—#1,90514
1932—#2,31311
1931—#1,69318
1930—#1,88916
1929—#2,31712
1928—#1,41327
1927—#1,46826
1926—#1,56523
1925—#1,67921
1924—#1,67522
1923—#1,64422
1922—#1,43427
1921—#1,47526
1920—#1,82019
1919—#2,06315
1918—#1,59622
1917—#1,64320
1916—#1,77117
1915—#1,78216
1914—#1,44118
1913—#1,9459
1912—#1,52711
1911—#1,1909
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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 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #490 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,136 girlsMNIllinois: #1,203 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,647 girlsILWisconsin: #544 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsWIMichigan: #539 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,515 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: #657 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,515 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedIAIndiana: #754 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,715 girlsINOhio: #1,263 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,504 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,686 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 13,534 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedUTColorado: #892 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,454 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedMOKentucky: #513 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,218 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedWVVirginia: #1,039 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,991 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,098 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,235 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #752 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,536 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,710 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedHITexas: #1,971 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 15,892 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#490 · 1 in 2,136
  2. Kentucky#513 · 1 in 2,218
  3. Michigan#539 · 1 in 2,515
  4. Wisconsin#544 · 1 in 2,473
  5. Massachusetts#657 · 1 in 3,515

Best ever in a state: #363 in Connecticut, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#490111 in 2,136
Kentucky#51381 in 2,218
Michigan#539161 in 2,515
Wisconsin#54491 in 2,473
Massachusetts#65771 in 3,515
South Carolina#75251 in 3,536
Indiana#75481 in 3,715
Colorado#89251 in 4,454
Virginia#1,03961 in 5,991
Tennessee#1,09851 in 6,235
Illinois#1,20371 in 7,647
Ohio#1,26361 in 8,504
Georgia#1,30561 in 7,710
California#1,686141 in 13,534
Texas#1,971101 in 15,892
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 124 spots since 2024 (#1,331 → #1,207)
  • 62 spots since 2020 (#1,145 → #1,207)
  • 169 spots since 2015 (#1,038 → #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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#6,245 (1959)#6,245
1960s5#6,767 (1964)#6,767
1970s34#5,888 (1977)#7,995
1980s78#5,049 (1989)#7,420
1990s326#2,846 (1998)#3,561
2000s1,046#1,383 (2009)#2,109
2010s2,073#1,018 (2014)#1,189
2020s1,177#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 2018

girls
#1,310
174 births · 1 in 9,776 girls
boys
#7,136
11 births · 1 in 165,105 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #1,310Ellery174

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #7,136Ellery11
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 9,776 of them was named Ellery, which outranked 92.8% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ellery
  1. #1,299Mika175
  2. #1,299Noah175
  3. #1,299Siya175
  4. #1,310Ellery174
  5. #1,310Lindsay174
  6. #1,310Xena174
  7. #1,313Abrielle173
  8. #1,313Andie173
  9. #1,313Ashton173

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 165,105 of them was named Ellery, which outranked 49.5% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ellery
  1. #6,703Zymeir12
  2. #6,703Zymire12
  3. #6,703Zyonn12
  4. #7,136Ellery11
  5. #7,136Abhiraj11
  6. #7,136Aceon11
  7. #7,136Adaiah11
  8. #7,617Aadarsh10
  9. #7,617Aadith10
  10. #7,617Aahaan10

Tied with 480 names at #7,136; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →