Ellis Name Popularity

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How popular is Ellis?

The somewhat popular name Ellis was the 317th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #155 in 1899.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2017 with 1,107 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ellis in any given year was 58 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ellis occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1906-1915, and 2011-2017.

Where is the name Ellis popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Ellis's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Ellis has risen significantly.

The name Ellis is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Ellis (Girl)		Ellis (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		346	783	1,058	317
2017		380	742	1,107	311
2016		336	844	999	346
2015		282	962	739	419
2014		238	1,075	679	443
2013		226	1,089	501	531
2012		216	1,138	403	611
2011		186	1,275	312	728
2010		151	1,490	314	729
2009		124	1,761	327	720
2008		110	1,917	276	794
2007		111	1,879	262	811
2006		100	1,991	267	776
2005		85	2,167	246	790
2004		48	3,192	212	837
2003		54	2,849	211	827
2002		39	3,475	177	911
2001		50	2,885	167	925
2000		34	3,756	209	786
1999		32	3,738	180	836
1998		46	2,858	183	817
1997		38	3,122	196	759
1996		30	3,656	187	782
1995		38	3,038	166	834
1994		21	4,731	160	847
1993		34	3,312	167	819
1992		23	4,416	186	766
1991		12	7,090	189	741
1990		13	6,580	181	757
1989		11	7,117	172	752
1988		15	5,401	146	780
1987		11	6,445	162	718
1986		13	5,526	160	715
1985		8	7,779	148	725
1984		< 5	--	135	747
1983		< 5	--	140	729
1982		5	10,958	122	802
1981		9	6,951	156	692
1980		< 5	--	172	661
1979		5	10,647	167	662
1978		8	7,132	136	722
1977		< 5	--	154	685
1976		< 5	--	175	619
1975		< 5	--	137	709
1974		< 5	--	172	612
1973		< 5	--	182	588
1972		5	8,637	153	645
1971		6	7,650	204	574
1970		5	8,349	186	594
1969		5	7,796	205	548
1968		6	6,464	203	536
1967		5	7,078	216	511
1966		6	6,007	227	505
1965		7	5,435	230	503
1964		5	7,056	285	468
1963		< 5	--	268	488
1962		5	6,849	276	479
1961		9	4,641	328	445
1960		14	3,400	359	420
1959		8	4,748	317	451
1958		14	3,271	355	416
1957		12	3,534	389	390
1956		7	4,970	419	360
1955		5	6,105	369	376
1954		7	4,798	381	365
1953		9	4,029	453	331
1952		7	4,608	422	338
1951		15	2,727	403	340
1950		22	2,071	462	319
1949		6	4,843	429	331
1948		16	2,520	451	316
1947		9	3,798	510	306
1946		10	3,288	500	289
1945		12	2,638	417	292
1944		14	2,435	450	282
1943		18	2,097	496	274
1942		18	2,068	490	268
1941		12	2,572	442	272
1940		9	3,029	433	270
1939		17	1,963	416	266
1938		14	2,261	476	248
1937		13	2,354	451	252
1936		13	2,304	428	260
1935		9	2,993	438	257
1934		11	2,610	430	261
1933		10	2,737	426	254
1932		13	2,405	436	259
1931		18	1,898	456	251
1930		11	2,741	522	242
1929		16	2,119	545	232
1928		22	1,797	543	238
1927		18	2,122	581	229
1926		12	2,756	606	224
1925		19	2,055	612	220
1924		13	2,705	628	215
1923		20	1,961	657	204
1922		22	1,852	624	210
1921		21	1,939	682	203
1920		14	2,499	646	204
1919		15	2,293	634	198
1918		23	1,708	624	206
1917		17	2,021	574	201
1916		14	2,286	570	200
1915		21	1,640	618	182
1914		13	1,937	426	195
1913		14	1,620	391	174
1912		8	2,207	282	202
1911		7	2,024	167	185
1910		< 5	--	147	185
1909		< 5	--	131	178
1908		9	1,464	123	177
1907		7	1,687	120	182
1906		6	1,798	101	177
1905		< 5	--	103	181
1904		< 5	--	106	173
1903		6	1,657	110	160
1902		10	1,155	112	158
1901		6	1,537	74	195
1900		< 5	--	120	173
1899		8	1,204	98	155
1898		< 5	--	96	170
1897		< 5	--	98	157
1896		9	1,154	106	156
1895		< 5	--	100	156
1894		7	1,268	83	182
1893		6	1,322	79	185
1892		5	1,519	89	177
1891		< 5	--	66	189
1890		< 5	--	71	190
1889		7	1,056	80	168
1888		6	1,180	71	206
1887		< 5	--	66	188
1886		< 5	--	85	163
1885		< 5	--	78	169
1884		< 5	--	73	188
1883		7	771	73	168
1882		< 5	--	86	159
1881		< 5	--	58	194
1880		< 5	--	58	210

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.