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Ellery

Ellery holds the #1207 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 188 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2014 (#1018 nationally, 256 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1959. The name's biggest fan base is in Connecticut (#540 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1207
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1018
in 2014 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
188
girls named Ellery

Ellery popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.008%0.012%0.015%18801900192019401960198020002020#1018 in 2014
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2014

Where Ellery is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025ND—Minnesota: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#731Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025WI—Michigan: #553 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#553New York: #2075 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#2075Massachusetts: #682 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#682Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #1271 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1271Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: #540 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CT#540California: #1409 (16 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1409Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025UT—Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025AR—Tennessee: #813 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#813North Carolina: #780 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#780South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025MS—Alabama: #633 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#633Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ellery in 2025HI—Texas: #1902 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1902Florida: #1887 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1887
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Connecticut (#540), Iowa (#565), Michigan (#553)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ellery in the most recent year of SSA data.

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