Ellison is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Ellison is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,067 among girls (228) and #1,679 among boys (98) — overall #1,599 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 326 | 326 | #1,067 | #1,679 |
| 2024 | 306 | 306 | #1,067 | #2,060 |
| 2023 | 311 | 311 | #1,076 | #1,932 |
| 2022 | 327 | 327 | #1,063 | #1,831 |
| 2021 | 424 | 424 | #839 | #1,713 |
| 2020 | 375 | 375 | #906 | #1,779 |
| 2019 | 403 | 403 | #838 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 371 | 371 | #975 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 371 | 371 | #974 | #1,597 |
| 2016 | 393 | 393 | #921 | #1,666 |
| 2015 | 379 | 379 | #946 | #1,695 |
| 2014 | 376 | 376 | #893 | #1,984 |
| 2013 | 347 | 347 | #953 | #1,785 |
| 2012 | 280 | 280 | #1,060 | #2,787 |
| 2011 | 266 | 266 | #1,051 | #3,456 |
| 2010 | 226 | 226 | #1,230 | #3,560 |
| 2009 | 177 | 177 | #1,550 | #3,504 |
| 2008 | 201 | 201 | #1,386 | #3,673 |
| 2007 | 172 | 172 | #1,530 | #4,410 |
| 2006 | 190 | 190 | #1,428 | #3,332 |
| 2005 | 138 | 138 | #1,693 | #4,240 |
| 2004 | 118 | 118 | #1,949 | #4,049 |
| 2003 | 102 | 102 | #2,108 | #4,328 |
| 2002 | 92 | 92 | #2,360 | #3,591 |
| 2001 | 78 | 78 | #2,608 | #4,014 |
| 2000 | 69 | 69 | #2,717 | #4,859 |
| 1999 | 51 | 51 | #3,459 | #4,602 |
| 1998 | 62 | 62 | #3,133 | #3,422 |
| 1997 | 41 | — | #3,568 | #6,245 |
| 1996 | 38 | — | #4,642 | #4,068 |
| 1995 | 31 | — | #4,894 | #5,245 |
| 1994 | 37 | — | #5,309 | #3,505 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #7,159 | #4,300 |
| 1992 | 30 | — | #6,408 | #3,803 |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #8,809 | #3,505 |
| 1990 | 33 | — | #10,544 | #2,572 |
| 1989 | 30 | — | #5,633 | #3,677 |
| 1988 | 29 | — | #7,893 | #2,785 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | #11,852 | #2,495 |
| 1986 | 40 | — | #6,744 | #1,975 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #11,154 | #4,434 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | #8,421 | #3,526 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #8,294 | #5,087 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #10,969 | #4,027 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | — | #3,932 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | #7,610 | #3,312 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #8,288 | #6,343 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | #7,858 | #2,829 |
| 1977 | 20 | — | #7,065 | #3,264 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #9,720 | #3,556 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | #6,682 | #2,797 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #3,941 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | — | #3,528 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,549 | — |
| 1971 | 21 | — | #6,800 | #2,599 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #8,351 | #2,426 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | — | #2,926 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | — | #1,913 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | — | #2,653 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | — | #2,521 |
| 1965 | 21 | — | — | #1,736 |
| 1964 | 17 | — | — | #2,000 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,131 |
| 1962 | 20 | — | #6,855 | #2,137 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | #5,460 | #2,590 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | — | #2,581 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #6,528 | #2,141 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | — | #2,553 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,119 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | — | #2,115 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,287 |
| 1954 | 17 | — | — | #1,913 |
| 1953 | 22 | — | — | #1,648 |
| 1952 | 12 | — | — | #2,287 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | — | #1,855 |
| 1950 | 18 | — | — | #1,760 |
| 1949 | 18 | — | — | #1,777 |
| 1948 | 17 | — | — | #1,838 |
| 1947 | 26 | — | — | #1,459 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | — | #1,780 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | — | #1,719 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #2,016 |
| 1943 | 21 | — | — | #1,545 |
| 1942 | 21 | — | — | #1,552 |
| 1941 | 17 | — | — | #1,710 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | — | #1,488 |
| 1939 | 18 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,229 |
| 1937 | 27 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1935 | 17 | — | — | #1,726 |
| 1934 | 21 | — | — | #1,523 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | — | #1,934 |
| 1932 | 16 | — | — | #1,867 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | — | #2,528 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | — | #2,838 |
| 1929 | 19 | — | — | #1,749 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | — | #2,431 |
| 1927 | 19 | — | — | #1,824 |
| 1926 | 17 | — | — | #1,928 |
| 1925 | 22 | — | — | #1,647 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | — | #1,639 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | — | #1,772 |
| 1922 | 21 | — | — | #1,711 |
| 1921 | 31 | — | — | #1,338 |
| 1920 | 32 | — | — | #1,283 |
| 1919 | 22 | — | — | #1,588 |
| 1918 | 24 | — | — | #1,506 |
| 1917 | 13 | — | — | #2,209 |
| 1916 | 25 | — | — | #1,389 |
| 1915 | 22 | — | — | #1,472 |
| 1914 | 28 | — | #3,309 | #1,278 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | — | #1,465 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | — | #1,655 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,593 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,236 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | — | #968 |
| 1907 | 11 | — | — | #831 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,295 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | — | #944 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #846 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #748 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #907 |