Ellery is a unisex name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ellery means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ellery across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ellery has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ellery is a unisex name of Germanic origin meaning “alder tree or cheerful”. From an English surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,005 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 191 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ellery per year, United States (1882 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (270/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (29/yr).
Ellery is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #1,811 nationally (given to 279 babies that year).
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