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Ellison

“Variant of Ellis — Benevolent, kind” — Welsh/English origin

Girl's name · #1065 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Ellison has appeared in US records since 1914 — best rank #837 (2021) · 5,695 babies named Ellison all-time · 1 in 7,100 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ellisons

• Ellison Scotland Gibb — Scottish suffragist
• Ellison Barber — American journalist
• Ellison Harvie — Australian architect
• Ellison Goodall — American female long-distance runner

What Ellisons become

Among 18 notable people named Ellison:

No single standout — notable Ellisons spread across many fields.

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