Ellory
Ellory is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred John Ellory (1920–2009), British musician Ellory Elkayem, New Zealand film director R. J. Ellory, English author
Meaning & Origin of Ellory
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ellory is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred John Ellory (1920–2009), British musician Ellory Elkayem, New Zealand film director R. J. Ellory, English author
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The Story of Ellory
Ellory first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 108 Ellorys were born — ranking #1,854 that year. As of 2026, Ellory ranks #1,854 for baby girls with 108 births, rising sharply (+136% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Ellorys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ellory
Ellory is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ellory's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,854. Use the chart and map above to compare Ellory'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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