Ellis is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ellis means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ellis across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ellis has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ellis is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “the Lord is my God”. A surname derived from Elijah, also from Welsh Elisedd.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 57,731 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 20,762 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 2,081 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 146 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 247 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 Ellis per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (1,832/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2006 (913/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2019 (88/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2020 (23/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2019 (15/yr).
Ellis has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #372 nationally (given to 2,517 babies that year).
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