How Many People Are Named Ellery?
people named Ellery are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 55,947 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,005 babies named Ellery in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
270 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was originally derived from the medieval masculine name HILARY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ellery, 77% were girls and 23% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ellery rose from 0% in the 1910s to 95.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ellery alive today is about 20 years old, and 78% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 26 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ellery first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2014, to 270 babies. In 2025, 196 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ellery has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,020, in 2014. In 2025 it ranked #1,208. Among boys, its best rank was #744, in 1897.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,208 | #9,145 |
| Best rank | #1,020 (2014) | #744 (1897) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,184 in the 2010s | #1,354 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ellery alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ellery were born in California than in any other state: about 475 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ellery was given 4.3 times as often in Michigan, 3.4 times in Minnesota and 2.5 times in Massachusetts.
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