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“Variant of Ellis — Benevolent, kind” — Welsh/English origin
Girl's name · #1067 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Ellison reached its best rank, #838, in 2019 and ranked #1067 in 2025. Roughly 5,700 girls have been named Ellison since 1914. In South Carolina it runs about 6× its national rate — and 3× across Alabama and Tennessee. It is also an American family name — about 43,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 74% of babies named Ellison in recent years have been girls.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 18 notable people named Ellison:
No single standout — notable Ellisons spread across many fields.
Similar names: Ellis · Carsyn · Elliott · Sloan · Aislinn · Elayna
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