Ellison

Unisex

Ellison has been given to 8,658 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2021.

Meaning & origin /ˈɛlɪsən/

From Ellis +&lrm; -son.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

8,658

Peak year

2021 (424 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▼ -14%

Gender split

66% girls / 34% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ellison.

8,727 babies since 1971

8,735 babies since 1918

8,547 babies since 1916

8,811 babies since 1898

8,502 babies since 1915

8,499 babies since 1984

8,491 babies since 1892

8,483 babies since 1994

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