Ellis is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Ellis is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #243 among boys (1,417) and #682 among girls (415) — overall #372 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,832 | 1,832 | #682 | #243 |
| 2024 | 1,654 | 1,654 | #697 | #273 |
| 2023 | 1,605 | 1,605 | #752 | #275 |
| 2022 | 1,516 | 1,516 | #699 | #307 |
| 2021 | 1,539 | 1,539 | #597 | #320 |
| 2020 | 1,482 | 1,482 | #618 | #326 |
| 2019 | 1,374 | 1,374 | #717 | #343 |
| 2018 | 1,415 | 1,415 | #775 | #318 |
| 2017 | 1,489 | 1,489 | #743 | #311 |
| 2016 | 1,336 | 1,336 | #844 | #347 |
| 2015 | 1,022 | 1,022 | #963 | #422 |
| 2014 | 918 | 918 | #1,076 | #443 |
| 2013 | 728 | 728 | #1,087 | #531 |
| 2012 | 619 | 619 | #1,140 | #611 |
| 2011 | 499 | 499 | #1,276 | #726 |
| 2010 | 465 | 465 | #1,491 | #729 |
| 2009 | 452 | 452 | #1,762 | #721 |
| 2008 | 386 | 386 | #1,919 | #795 |
| 2007 | 373 | 373 | #1,879 | #815 |
| 2006 | 367 | 367 | #1,993 | #777 |
| 2005 | 331 | 331 | #2,169 | #790 |
| 2004 | 259 | 259 | #3,232 | #839 |
| 2003 | 265 | 265 | #2,849 | #830 |
| 2002 | 217 | 217 | #3,412 | #911 |
| 2001 | 217 | 222 | #2,888 | #928 |
| 2000 | 243 | 243 | #3,757 | #787 |
| 1999 | 212 | 212 | #3,739 | #837 |
| 1998 | 230 | 230 | #2,858 | #817 |
| 1997 | 234 | — | #3,122 | #759 |
| 1996 | 217 | — | #3,657 | #782 |
| 1995 | 204 | — | #3,039 | #835 |
| 1994 | 181 | — | #4,732 | #847 |
| 1993 | 201 | — | #3,311 | #819 |
| 1992 | 209 | — | #4,416 | #766 |
| 1991 | 201 | — | #7,090 | #741 |
| 1990 | 194 | — | #6,582 | #757 |
| 1989 | 183 | — | #7,118 | #752 |
| 1988 | 161 | — | #5,404 | #780 |
| 1987 | 173 | — | #6,449 | #718 |
| 1986 | 174 | — | #5,530 | #714 |
| 1985 | 156 | — | #7,781 | #726 |
| 1984 | 134 | — | — | #749 |
| 1983 | 139 | — | — | #732 |
| 1982 | 128 | — | #10,968 | #799 |
| 1981 | 166 | — | #6,954 | #689 |
| 1980 | 172 | — | — | #661 |
| 1979 | 173 | — | #10,652 | #659 |
| 1978 | 144 | — | #7,134 | #722 |
| 1977 | 154 | — | — | #683 |
| 1976 | 175 | — | — | #619 |
| 1975 | 137 | — | — | #709 |
| 1974 | 169 | — | — | #619 |
| 1973 | 182 | — | — | #587 |
| 1972 | 158 | — | #8,638 | #645 |
| 1971 | 210 | — | #7,653 | #573 |
| 1970 | 191 | — | #8,350 | #594 |
| 1969 | 210 | — | #7,798 | #548 |
| 1968 | 209 | — | #6,464 | #536 |
| 1967 | 221 | — | #7,080 | #511 |
| 1966 | 233 | — | #6,009 | #504 |
| 1965 | 237 | — | #5,445 | #502 |
| 1964 | 291 | — | #7,059 | #468 |
| 1963 | 267 | — | — | #491 |
| 1962 | 281 | — | #6,854 | #480 |
| 1961 | 337 | — | #4,643 | #444 |
| 1960 | 372 | — | #3,403 | #421 |
| 1959 | 325 | — | #4,750 | #452 |
| 1958 | 370 | — | #3,273 | #415 |
| 1957 | 399 | — | #3,536 | #392 |
| 1956 | 426 | — | #4,975 | #359 |
| 1955 | 376 | — | #6,105 | #375 |
| 1954 | 387 | — | #4,800 | #365 |
| 1953 | 462 | — | #4,028 | #331 |
| 1952 | 429 | — | #4,610 | #338 |
| 1951 | 419 | — | #2,727 | #340 |
| 1950 | 483 | — | #2,070 | #319 |
| 1949 | 436 | — | #4,844 | #330 |
| 1948 | 466 | — | #2,520 | #316 |
| 1947 | 519 | — | #3,798 | #306 |
| 1946 | 510 | — | #3,289 | #289 |
| 1945 | 429 | — | #2,639 | #292 |
| 1944 | 464 | — | #2,435 | #282 |
| 1943 | 513 | — | #2,098 | #274 |
| 1942 | 510 | — | #2,067 | #268 |
| 1941 | 455 | — | #2,571 | #272 |
| 1940 | 439 | — | #3,030 | #270 |
| 1939 | 435 | — | #1,964 | #266 |
| 1938 | 490 | — | #2,262 | #248 |
| 1937 | 464 | — | #2,353 | #252 |
| 1936 | 441 | — | #2,304 | #260 |
| 1935 | 447 | — | #2,993 | #257 |
| 1934 | 441 | — | #2,612 | #261 |
| 1933 | 436 | — | #2,738 | #254 |
| 1932 | 449 | — | #2,405 | #260 |
| 1931 | 474 | — | #1,898 | #251 |
| 1930 | 534 | — | #2,740 | #242 |
| 1929 | 561 | — | #2,119 | #232 |
| 1928 | 566 | — | #1,799 | #238 |
| 1927 | 597 | — | #2,122 | #229 |
| 1926 | 619 | — | #2,756 | #224 |
| 1925 | 632 | — | #2,055 | #220 |
| 1924 | 640 | — | #2,705 | #216 |
| 1923 | 677 | — | #1,961 | #204 |
| 1922 | 647 | — | #1,852 | #210 |
| 1921 | 703 | — | #1,939 | #203 |
| 1920 | 660 | — | #2,499 | #204 |
| 1919 | 649 | — | #2,293 | #198 |
| 1918 | 647 | — | #1,708 | #206 |
| 1917 | 591 | — | #2,021 | #201 |
| 1916 | 584 | — | #2,286 | #200 |
| 1915 | 639 | — | #1,639 | #182 |
| 1914 | 439 | — | #1,937 | #195 |
| 1913 | 405 | — | #1,620 | #174 |
| 1912 | 290 | — | #2,207 | #202 |
| 1911 | 174 | — | #2,024 | #185 |
| 1910 | 147 | — | — | #185 |
| 1909 | 131 | — | — | #178 |
| 1908 | 132 | — | #1,464 | #177 |
| 1907 | 127 | — | #1,687 | #182 |
| 1906 | 107 | — | #1,798 | #177 |
| 1905 | 103 | — | — | #181 |
| 1904 | 106 | — | — | #173 |
| 1903 | 116 | — | #1,657 | #160 |
| 1902 | 122 | — | #1,155 | #158 |
| 1901 | 80 | — | #1,537 | #195 |
| 1900 | 120 | — | — | #173 |
| 1899 | 106 | — | #1,204 | #155 |
| 1898 | 96 | — | — | #170 |
| 1897 | 98 | — | — | #157 |
| 1896 | 115 | — | #1,154 | #156 |
| 1895 | 100 | — | — | #156 |
| 1894 | 90 | — | #1,268 | #182 |
| 1893 | 85 | — | #1,322 | #185 |
| 1892 | 94 | — | #1,519 | #177 |
| 1891 | 66 | — | — | #189 |
| 1890 | 71 | — | — | #190 |
| 1889 | 87 | — | #1,056 | #168 |
| 1888 | 77 | — | #1,180 | #206 |
| 1887 | 66 | — | — | #188 |
| 1886 | 85 | — | — | #163 |
| 1885 | 78 | — | — | #169 |
| 1884 | 73 | — | — | #188 |
| 1883 | 80 | — | #771 | #168 |
| 1882 | 86 | — | — | #159 |
| 1881 | 58 | — | — | #194 |
| 1880 | 58 | — | — | #210 |