Ellis is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “benevolent, kind.” In 2024 it was given to 1,250 boys in the United States.
Ellis belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “benevolent, kind” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ellis first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #155 in 1899, and in 2024 1,250 babies received the name — 48,988 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ellis means “benevolent, kind” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ellis is a boy name. In 2024, 1,250 babies received the name in the US.
Ellis comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Ellis first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #155 in 1899, and 1,250 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ellis is pronounced /ˈɛ.lɪs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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