Unisex name · since 1914
Ellison
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 5,695 babies named Ellison, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,065 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,695
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,695 babies have been named Ellison since 1914, making it today's #1065 unisex name.
Ellison has 5,695 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1065 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,065 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,695 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellison ranks #2,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,065 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,695 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,065 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,695
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellison's 5,695 recorded births place it above 96.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ellison compares
5,695 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ellison's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellison | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,695 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 329 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ellison's full recorded timeline at 1997, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 329 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ellison popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 329
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ellison popularity over time - boys
2,963 total births recorded since 1881 (Ellison as boys' name)
Ellison by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,687 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Ellison's strongest decade.
2,687 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ellison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 210
1990s
210 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,102 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,687 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,549 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,687 births (47% of all-time use).
How Ellison compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ellison's total volume
Ellison by state
Where Ellison concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 544 | 9.6% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 382 | 6.7% |
| #3 | California | | 281 | 4.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 281 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 262 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 250 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 233 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 188 | 3.3% |
544 of 5,695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Ellison appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ellison's data
- Ellison's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,687 total births) through the 2020s (1,549) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ellisons (544 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ellison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ellison draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.