Names / Unisex names
Ellison
Current rank
#1,067
holding steady
All-time peak
#838
in 2019
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
8,600
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #838 in 2019 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Ellison was first recorded in American naming records in 1881, where it reads as a unisex name. Its strongest year was 2019, at #838 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 8,600 have carried it since records began.