Ellery Girl
How popular is Ellery?
#1,207 girl name in 2025
188 baby girls were named Ellery in the US in 2025, making it the 1207th most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).
Ellery popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,207 for girls (▲ 124 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 188 girls, 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-27% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,038 in 2015, #1,145 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (256 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,018 in 2014 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 5% boys, 95% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ellery counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ellery family of names ranked #903 for girls in 2025 (#843 the year before), with 243 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ellery | 188 | 77% |
| Ellerie | 40 | 16% |
| Elleri | 15 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ellery is most popular
Babies named Ellery per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.4 per 1,000 (72 girls)
- Minnesota: 0.3 per 1,000 (33 girls)
- Wisconsin: 0.3 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.2 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 girls)
Ellery by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1960s | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1970s | 34 | #5,886 |
| 1980s | 78 | #5,043 |
| 1990s | 326 | #2,843 |
| 2000s | 1,046 | #1,383 |
| 2010s | 2,073 | #1,018 |
| 2020s | 1,177 | #1,145 |
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Questions
- Is Ellery a boy or girl name?
- Ellery is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Ellery were girls.
- How popular is the name Ellery?
- 188 baby girls were named Ellery in the US in 2025, making it the 1207th most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).
- When was Ellery most popular?
- Ellery peaked in 2014, when 256 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,018 in 2014.
- How many people are named Ellery?
- 7,005 babies have been named Ellery in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,136 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Ellery most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ellery was most common in Michigan, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.