as a First Name
From a medieval vernacular form of Elias, in use as a given name in northern England from the 14th century onwards. In modern use it is often a transferred use of the surname derived from this name. In Wales it is now often taken as an Anglicized form of the Old Welsh name Elisud. It has enjoyed considerable popularity in recent times, having also been taken up as a girl's name.
| 1,179th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,332
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 30,225
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Ellis per capita
- 1915
- marked the height of its popularity
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98%
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23%
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