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Ellis

“Benevolent, kind” — Welsh/English origin

Girl's name · #682 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Ellis has appeared in US records since 1883 — best rank #597 (2021) · 7,328 babies named Ellis all-time · 1 in 3,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ellises

• Ellis Rowan — Australian artist, botanical illustrator and botanical collector (1848-1922)
• Ellis Kaut — German author of children's books (1920-2015)
• Ellis Avery — American writer (1972-2019)
• Ellis Jeffreys — British actress
• Ellis Reynolds Shipp — American physician

In stories & tradition

• Ellis Grey — Grey's Anatomy
• Ellis — Battle Arena Toshinden
• Ellis Wyatt — Atlas Shrugged

What Ellises become

Among 360 notable people named Ellis:

Athletes appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ellis O'Reilly, Irish artistic gymnast.

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