Ellison
#1,065 for girls in 2025, 228 births · #1,677 for boys in 2025, 98 births
Given to girls 65.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2021 · 329 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,695since 1914
Ellison 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 | #1,065 | 228 | #1,677 | 98 |
| 2024 | #1,066 | 233 | #2,057 | 73 |
| 2023 | #1,075 | 230 | #1,928 | 81 |
| 2022 | #1,062 | 239 | #1,826 | 88 |
| 2021 | #837 | 329 | #1,710 | 95 |
| 2020 | #906 | 290 | #1,778 | 85 |
| 2019 | #838 | 323 | #1,868 | 80 |
| 2018 | #975 | 271 | #1,625 | 100 |
| 2017 | #972 | 270 | #1,594 | 101 |
| 2016 | #921 | 298 | #1,663 | 95 |
| 2015 | #946 | 287 | #1,691 | 92 |
| 2014 | #893 | 304 | #1,979 | 72 |
| 2013 | #953 | 266 | #1,782 | 81 |
| 2012 | #1,060 | 237 | #2,772 | 43 |
| 2011 | #1,050 | 235 | #3,434 | 31 |
| 2010 | #1,230 | 196 | #3,531 | 30 |
| 2009 | #1,546 | 146 | #3,476 | 31 |
| 2008 | #1,386 | 172 | #3,646 | 29 |
| 2007 | #1,530 | 150 | #4,375 | 22 |
| 2006 | #1,428 | 158 | #3,306 | 32 |
| 2005 | #1,690 | 117 | #4,198 | 21 |
| 2004 | #1,942 | 96 | #4,005 | 22 |
| 2003 | #2,106 | 83 | #4,276 | 19 |
| 2002 | #2,352 | 68 | #3,554 | 24 |
| 2001 | #2,600 | 58 | #3,974 | 20 |
| 2000 | #2,708 | 54 | #4,785 | 15 |
| 1999 | #3,443 | 36 | #4,537 | 15 |
| 1998 | #3,116 | 40 | #3,390 | 22 |
| 1997 | #3,547 | 32 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #4,583 | 22 | #4,022 | 16 |
| 1995 | #4,846 | 20 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | #3,469 | 19 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #3,748 | 16 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #2,553 | 26 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #2,765 | 20 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #2,468 | 22 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #1,962 | 30 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #3,256 | 13 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #3,203 | 12 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,445 | 9 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | — | |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #2,558 | 14 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | — | #2,861 | 10 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,611 | 10 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,465 | 11 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,720 | 21 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,975 | 17 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,044 | 8 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #2,117 | 15 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | #2,535 | 11 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #2,111 | 15 |
| 1958 | — | #2,506 | 11 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,091 | 15 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,201 | 7 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,887 | 17 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,630 | 22 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,838 | 17 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,746 | 18 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,754 | 18 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,817 | 17 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,449 | 26 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,759 | 17 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,697 | 16 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,988 | 13 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,529 | 21 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,685 | 17 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,471 | 21 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,578 | 18 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,288 | 27 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,639 | 17 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,708 | 17 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,905 | 14 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,848 | 16 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,471 | 10 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,731 | 19 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,387 | 12 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,796 | 19 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,911 | 17 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,628 | 22 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,628 | 23 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,753 | 20 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,695 | 21 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,329 | 31 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,273 | 32 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,576 | 22 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,188 | 13 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,374 | 25 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,454 | 22 | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #1,260 | 22 |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,619 | 10 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
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| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Ellison! It came in at #3,188, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1960, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ellison is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#253 · 1 in 992
- Arkansas#380 · 1 in 1,411
- Tennessee#416 · 1 in 1,826
- Iowa#447 · 1 in 1,857
- Alabama#458 · 1 in 1,937
Best ever in a state: #160 in South Carolina, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #253 | 18 | 1 in 992 |
| Arkansas | #380 | 8 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Tennessee | #416 | 17 | 1 in 1,826 |
| Iowa | #447 | 7 | 1 in 1,857 |
| Alabama | #458 | 10 | 1 in 1,937 |
| Kansas | #522 | 6 | 1 in 2,101 |
| Michigan | #550 | 15 | 1 in 2,805 |
| Indiana | #574 | 11 | 1 in 2,754 |
| Missouri | #603 | 9 | 1 in 3,014 |
| North Carolina | #605 | 15 | 1 in 3,021 |
| Kentucky | #642 | 6 | 1 in 3,043 |
| Ohio | #645 | 15 | 1 in 3,471 |
| Oklahoma | #658 | 6 | 1 in 2,799 |
| Georgia | #702 | 14 | 1 in 3,432 |
| Texas | #832 | 36 | 1 in 4,647 |
| Virginia | #842 | 8 | 1 in 4,642 |
| Louisiana | #852 | 5 | 1 in 4,197 |
| Wisconsin | #867 | 5 | 1 in 4,660 |
| Pennsylvania | #876 | 10 | 1 in 5,185 |
| Illinois | #990 | 10 | 1 in 5,763 |
| California | #1,428 | 19 | 1 in 10,722 |
| New York | #1,732 | 7 | 1 in 12,834 |
| Florida | #1,813 | 6 | 1 in 14,451 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| 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 Ellison
- 1 spot since 2024 (#1,066 → #1,065)
- 159 spots since 2020 (#906 → #1,065)
- 119 spots since 2015 (#946 → #1,065)
- Biggest jump: 137 spots in 2019 (#975 → #838)
- Biggest drop: 225 spots in 2022 (#837 → #1,062)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 2021 at #837 (329 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 2013–2021
- Highest: 1 in 4,987 girls born in 2021 were named Ellison (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,049 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 47.2% of all girls named Ellison (2,687) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1994, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,188 (1914) | #3,188 |
| 1920s | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 0 | — | — |
| 1950s | 5 | #6,245 (1959) | #6,245 |
| 1960s | 12 | #5,309 (1961) | #5,944 |
| 1970s | 53 | #6,484 (1975) | #7,535 |
| 1980s | 71 | #5,545 (1989) | #8,443 |
| 1990s | 210 | #3,116 (1998) | #5,692 |
| 2000s | 1,102 | #1,386 (2008) | #1,929 |
| 2010s | 2,687 | #838 (2019) | #984 |
| 2020s | 1,549 | #837 (2021) | #1,002 |
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.
Ellison in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 5,946 of them was named Ellison, which outranked 95.1% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #915Zainab301
- #919Jewel299
- #919Julianne299
- #921Ellison298
- #921Lyra298
- #921Mariyah298
- #921Marleigh298
- #928Lizbeth297
- #928Marjorie297
- #930Alyvia295
Tied with 6 names at #921; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 19,976 of them was named Ellison, which outranked 88.3% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,655Nyle96
- #1,655Yousif96
- #1,655Zyler96
- #1,663Ellison95
- #1,663Alexandre95
- #1,663Austen95
- #1,663Barron95
- #1,675Aizen94
- #1,675Akiva94
- #1,675Aziel94
Tied with 11 names at #1,663; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.