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Ellis

Ellis means “benevolent, kind” (Welsh origin). 39,440 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.

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What it means

“benevolent, kind”

WelshWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

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39,440 US babies were named Ellis between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Ellis (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 4 Eliass spell it Ellis

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)