How Many People Are Named Ellis?
people named Ellis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,695 people in the US has this name
Based on 57,731 babies named Ellis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,832 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ellis, 19% were girls and 81% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ellis rose from 2.7% in the 1880s to 26.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ellis alive today is about 27 years old, and 66% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ellis first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 1,832 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ellis has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #155, in 1899. In 2025 it ranked #243. Among girls, its best rank was #597, in 2021.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #243 | #682 |
| Best rank | #155 (1899) | #597 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #426 in the 2010s | #969 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ellis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ellis were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,725 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ellis was given 3.2 times as often in Mississippi, 2.7 times in Louisiana and 2.5 times in Alabama.
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