Feminine dossier · first seen 1914

Ellison

Stable Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2021
Peak births
329
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1914Peak 20212025
peak 2021 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Ellison

How many people are named Ellison?

An estimated 5,635 living Americans are named Ellison.

How rare is Ellison?

Ellison is uncommon among babies today, with 228 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 30.7% from its 2021 peak.

How old is the typical Ellison?

The median age of a living American named Ellison is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 17 years old.

Is Ellison still popular?

Yes. Ellison is holding steady, with 228 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Ellison most common?

Ellison has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appeared 7.1× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
30.7%
2025
228
All-time
5,695
Diaspora map

Ellison spread fast — broke out in Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee (2019) and ran high in 5 states within a decade.

Broke out: Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee, 2019 · over-represented in 5 states over 0 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: broke out 2019 GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: no breakout IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: no breakout LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: no breakout MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: broke out 2019 NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: broke out 2019 OH Oklahoma: no breakout OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: broke out 2019 SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 2019 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY