Names / Boy names
Ellis
Current rank
#243
and rising
All-time peak
#155
in 1899
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
57,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #155 in 1899 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Benevolent. It first appears in American naming data in 1880. 1899 marked its high point, reaching #155. Today it sits at #243 and is still gaining ground. More than 57,700 children have been given the name overall.