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Ellery

Unisex

Meaning of Ellery: English: 'elder tree island'

Ellery is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1144th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1541st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1144

196 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1541

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,005

First recorded 1882 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 25 babies1983: 36 babies1984: 36 babies1985: 29 babies1986: 24 babies1987: 39 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 44 babies19901991: 43 babies1992: 33 babies1993: 50 babies1994: 44 babies1995: 52 babies1996: 46 babies1997: 52 babies1998: 54 babies1999: 53 babies2000: 64 babies20002001: 52 babies2002: 70 babies2003: 82 babies2004: 82 babies2005: 147 babies2006: 168 babies2007: 161 babies2008: 160 babies2009: 179 babies2010: 200 babies20102011: 207 babies2012: 219 babies2013: 204 babies2014: 270 babies2015: 270 babies2016: 207 babies2017: 221 babies2018: 185 babies2019: 206 babies2020: 216 babies20202021: 219 babies2022: 212 babies2023: 205 babies2024: 190 babies2025: 196 babies
US babies named Ellery per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 270.

Gender split

32% boys · 68% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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