Ellery is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Ellery is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,208 among girls (188) and #9,149 among boys (8) — overall #2,247 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 196 | 196 | #1,208 | #9,149 |
| 2024 | 190 | 190 | #1,332 | #5,299 |
| 2023 | 205 | 205 | #1,212 | #8,439 |
| 2022 | 212 | 212 | #1,203 | #7,404 |
| 2021 | 219 | 219 | #1,150 | #11,159 |
| 2020 | 216 | 216 | #1,146 | #8,258 |
| 2019 | 206 | 206 | #1,193 | #8,401 |
| 2018 | 185 | 185 | #1,310 | #7,271 |
| 2017 | 221 | 221 | #1,168 | #7,744 |
| 2016 | 207 | 207 | #1,244 | #7,283 |
| 2015 | 270 | 270 | #1,041 | #6,078 |
| 2014 | 270 | 270 | #1,020 | #6,087 |
| 2013 | 204 | 204 | #1,223 | #9,967 |
| 2012 | 219 | 219 | #1,210 | #5,315 |
| 2011 | 207 | 207 | #1,218 | #7,659 |
| 2010 | 200 | 200 | #1,274 | #6,457 |
| 2009 | 179 | 179 | #1,385 | #9,232 |
| 2008 | 160 | 160 | #1,608 | #4,949 |
| 2007 | 161 | 161 | #1,526 | #7,759 |
| 2006 | 168 | 168 | #1,426 | #8,197 |
| 2005 | 147 | 147 | #1,557 | #5,101 |
| 2004 | 82 | 82 | #2,269 | #11,893 |
| 2003 | 82 | 82 | #2,375 | #5,982 |
| 2002 | 70 | 70 | #2,587 | #6,687 |
| 2001 | 52 | 52 | #3,385 | #5,781 |
| 2000 | 64 | 64 | #3,038 | #4,260 |
| 1999 | 53 | 53 | #3,201 | #5,120 |
| 1998 | 54 | 54 | #2,857 | #7,044 |
| 1997 | 52 | — | #3,053 | #4,744 |
| 1996 | 46 | — | #3,252 | #5,658 |
| 1995 | 52 | — | #3,518 | #3,226 |
| 1994 | 44 | — | #3,726 | #4,153 |
| 1993 | 50 | — | #3,447 | #3,545 |
| 1992 | 33 | — | #5,113 | #4,176 |
| 1991 | 43 | — | #3,749 | #3,869 |
| 1990 | 44 | — | #3,934 | #3,355 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | #5,110 | #4,350 |
| 1988 | 31 | — | #5,126 | #3,402 |
| 1987 | 39 | — | #6,447 | #2,136 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | #7,956 | #3,040 |
| 1985 | 29 | — | #7,780 | #2,447 |
| 1984 | 36 | — | #9,473 | #1,853 |
| 1983 | 36 | — | #8,291 | #1,872 |
| 1982 | 25 | — | — | #2,131 |
| 1981 | 28 | — | #10,878 | #2,221 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | — | #3,311 |
| 1979 | 30 | — | #10,651 | #2,064 |
| 1978 | 32 | — | #6,543 | #2,091 |
| 1977 | 34 | — | #6,004 | #2,025 |
| 1976 | 43 | — | — | #1,360 |
| 1975 | 34 | — | #9,485 | #1,722 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | — | #3,003 |
| 1973 | 27 | — | #8,804 | #1,944 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1971 | 21 | — | — | #2,000 |
| 1970 | 25 | — | — | #1,760 |
| 1969 | 15 | — | — | #2,243 |
| 1968 | 22 | — | — | #1,706 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | — | #2,394 |
| 1966 | 23 | — | — | #1,626 |
| 1965 | 29 | — | — | #1,440 |
| 1964 | 26 | — | #7,058 | #1,752 |
| 1963 | 34 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1962 | 18 | — | — | #1,911 |
| 1961 | 32 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1960 | 44 | — | — | #1,182 |
| 1959 | 70 | — | #6,526 | #957 |
| 1958 | 31 | — | — | #1,405 |
| 1957 | 24 | — | — | #1,645 |
| 1956 | 42 | — | — | #1,177 |
| 1955 | 37 | — | — | #1,242 |
| 1954 | 25 | — | — | #1,534 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | — | #1,558 |
| 1952 | 27 | — | — | #1,468 |
| 1951 | 23 | — | — | #1,566 |
| 1950 | 25 | — | — | #1,481 |
| 1949 | 15 | — | — | #1,968 |
| 1948 | 30 | — | — | #1,332 |
| 1947 | 34 | — | — | #1,259 |
| 1946 | 22 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1945 | 17 | — | — | #1,648 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | — | #1,699 |
| 1943 | 23 | — | — | #1,471 |
| 1942 | 24 | — | — | #1,431 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | — | #1,603 |
| 1940 | 23 | — | — | #1,413 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | — | #1,904 |
| 1938 | 22 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1937 | 13 | — | — | #2,022 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | — | #2,337 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | — | #2,064 |
| 1934 | 18 | — | — | #1,680 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | — | #1,933 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | — | #2,366 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | — | #1,719 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | — | #1,911 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | — | #2,358 |
| 1928 | 27 | — | — | #1,426 |
| 1927 | 26 | — | — | #1,485 |
| 1926 | 23 | — | — | #1,578 |
| 1925 | 21 | — | — | #1,699 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,691 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | — | #1,657 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1921 | 26 | — | — | #1,487 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | — | #1,838 |
| 1919 | 15 | — | — | #2,090 |
| 1918 | 22 | — | — | #1,618 |
| 1917 | 20 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1916 | 17 | — | — | #1,791 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | — | #1,812 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | — | #1,456 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | — | #1,988 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | — | #1,556 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #968 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #997 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,178 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #744 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #978 |