Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ellison

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Son Of Elias
Son of Elder

Syllables

3

Pronunciation

e-lli-son

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #1594, 101 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1677, 98 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #836, 329 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1065, 228 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202598228
202473232
202381229
202288239
202195329
202085290
201980323
2018100271
2017101270
201695298

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #863, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2266, 10 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #1374, 14 births); most recent 2017 (rank #4761, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202510–
202412–
202313–
202214–
202114–
202013–
201920–
201823–
2017204
2016244

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #674, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence