Girls' name · since 1997
Ellyson
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 490 babies named Ellyson, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,314 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 490
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ellyson is the #7314 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 490 recorded since 1997.
Ellyson has 490 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7314 as of the latest data, more common than 58% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #12,001 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,314 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 490 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ellyson ranks #12,001 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,314 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 490 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,314 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 490
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ellyson's 490 recorded births place it above 83.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ellyson compares
490 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Ellyson's all-time total is 30% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ellyson | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 490 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ellyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ellyson's full recorded timeline at 2013, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ellyson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ellyson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (274 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Ellyson's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Ellyson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
274 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 274 births (56% of all-time use).
Ellyson by state
Where Ellyson concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
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What to do with Ellyson's data
- Ellyson's decade-level peak was the 2010s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ellysons (10 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 Ellyson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Ellyson 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.