How popular is Ellis?

[BiscuitLover09876]

I know I know, it shouldn't matter - but I don't want him to be one of 4 (like my friends Alfie was!) I quite like it and keep coming back to it but not sure I love it.

I like it and it’s not too popular.

It's #89 in England and Wales for boys.

If you are interesting in name popularity in general the Darkgreener site makes the ONS data very easy to access:
names.darkgreener.com/#ellis

Presuming you are based in the UK you can download baby name data (covering England and Wales) from the government website, it is released on an annual basis. Ellis was 89th in 2020, but would be higher if you included spelling of Elis.

You can also use the website Darkergreen which allows you to type in a name and it shows the trend since 1996, so you can see if it is increasing, declining, or stagnant in use. names.darkgreener.com

Worth bearing in mind that regional and cultural trends exist within the country, rural areas typically being more traditional, and cities with both more modern/new names and names which originate from other countries.

Good name. It's hard to know if a name will leap in popularity as there are so many unpredictable factors involved. With regards to Alfie it's been pretty popular for 20 years now so I suspect your friend picked it because she liked it (naturally!) and then only realised how any of them there were once her own Alfie was born. Ellis is unlikely to reach Alfie heights imo.

I work in childcare, we had a couple in last years cohort and none this year

Elis is popular in Wales

I'm in Wales and only ever known one,16 year old now.

I know two young ones - both under three.

I know two Ellis’ one male one female.

@MyMILisLovely

Elis is popular in Wales

Yes looking at the stats from 2020 Elis was #31 and Ellis #52 in Wales. Combining those spellings would put the name in the top ten. As a pp said above, name trends are localised, so the national trends can only tell you so much.

I like it. I know of an Ennis too, which I also like

@TheCreamCaker I've never heard of that as a baby name. It's a town in Co. Clare in Ireland

@toastofthetown

It's #89 in England and Wales for boys.

I’m really surprised about this, I don’t think I’ve met an Ellis or even heard of one.

Nice name, I only know one who is a teenager now.

I’m surprised it’s so high too, I’ve never heard of it as a first name, only as a surname (eg American Psycho writer Bret Easton Ellis, or Sophie Ellis-Bextor).

I know one

I know one, a girl in her 20s.

I also know a girl

I know one who is about 13 and another in his 40s. Both male. I quite like it.

Yes, I know a female Ellis too -she’s in her 20s.

The obvious thing to think about is that is easily shortened to Ellie
and Elle and wether that would bother you/him

@TheCreamCaker, I knowvof one girl Ennis and a male Innes. I think the names mean Island.

Ellis will be nicknamed Els or Elsie

Check out ONS website to see the rankings from 1996-2020

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/babynamesenglandandwales/2020#top-baby-names