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Ellis
Pronounced /ˈɛ.lɪs/
Rank in 2024
#695
Born in 2024
404
Peak year
2021 · #597
Origin
Welsh
Also recorded for boys:1,250 in 2024 (#273)
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 404 girls were named Ellis, about 1 in every 3,993.
- It peaked in 2021 with 501 babies, ranked #597.
- It first shows up in the records in 1883.
- 6,913 girls have been named Ellis since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Ellis per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.2Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 315 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 250 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 180 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 58 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 243 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,424 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 4,388 babies, 0.22 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French form of Elias. Compare Elijah, Lias, Ely. Also sometimes from the Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth. As a Welsh surname, shortened from the personal name Elisse, Elisedd, from the archaic elus (“benevolent, kind”).
- A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- Origin
- Welsh
- Say it
- /ˈɛ.lɪs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Ellis, CC BY-SA 4.0.