Ellery
Ellery is a given name, and may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ellery
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ellery is a given name, and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Ellery
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ellery as a girl name dates back to 1959, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 256 newborns named Ellery — #1,017 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Ellery on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ellery ranks #1,322 for girls with 171 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ellery first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1959: 65 births, good for #950 nationwide. As of 2026, Ellery ranks #5,442 for boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+56% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ellery
Ellery is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Ellery's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,017. Use the chart and map above to compare Ellery's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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