Ellis? For a boy

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So I'm pregnant with a boy after having two girls! DH and I had never agreed on a boy's name, were convinced this was another DD who would've been Margot, middle name Anne.

Alas, it's a boy and we couldn't agree. I adore Alastair but he won't budge. He thinks it's poncy. He likes names I hate such as Billy.

The closest we can get to agree is on Ellis. If you heard the name, would you assume boy or girl? I really want a traditional but not popular name. Is it a good one?? I need reassurance 😁

I have an Ellis (boy) and he has never been called anything other than his name.

I’ve met several Ellis’; 2 girls and 5 boys, so definitely more common as a boys name.

I’m not a fan of the name Billy either.

Definitely a boys name. I know quite a few boys called Ellis and only ever met one girl. I am in the south West if that makes a difference.

I dont like it but the Ellis x 2 at our kids school are both girls

Alastair is nice, but beware the various spellings. I like Billy short for William.

@birkies , why do you think I posted about being called Elsie? Nicknames evolve and kids are kids.

Ellis was on my list for a boy. I love it!

Billy is awful.

I love Ellis, I know one and he's a quirky, intelligent and hilarious 8 year old.

Ellis is a great boys name, look at the statistics
670 baby boys were named Ellis in 2021 and just 34 girls.
I like Ellis best of all your choices

I like Ellis too.

Thanks all, I really value everyone's input 🤗

I'd assume boy (Emily Bronte was Ellis Bell when she wanted to be seen as a man, and ditto Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter)

And I really like the name (but only for a boy)

I know a male & a female Ellis, seems more of a male name to me, but perhaps that is because I knew the male Ellis first.

Ellis and Elliot are lovely. I have one

We have an Ellis and we love it! He's never been confused for an Elsie or Ella and people don't get confused.

We dress him in purple and rainbows sometimes and that's what make people think he's a girl! (Which doesn't matter but interesting they assume that when he has a purple jumper on) His name doesn't make people think he's a girl.

It's a boy's name, anyone using it for a girl is wrong!

I think it’s neutral like Rowan and Robin

There are a lot of Ell names about though

Laurence nn Laurie?
Francis nn Frank?
Robert nn Robbie or Bobby?

I know one male and one female Ellis. I'd instinctively lean towards it being more of a male name but it's comfortably either. I like it.

I know a couple - both boys.

I have/had an Ellis - sadly lost him to SADs at the age of 24.
Great name… never regretted it. He had a female friend called Ellis and over time they became ‘Ellis, the boy’ and ‘Ellis, the girl’.
And no, NEVER got called Elsie - not sure where that came from. 😂

Alas, it's a boy and we couldn't agree. I adore Alastair but he won't budge. He thinks it's poncy. He likes names I hate such as Billy.

aww, I found the comment “alas it’s a boy”, really sad, poor kid and also odd that Alastair is deemed poncy and Ellis not!

I know of two Ellis both now late teens/early 20s. One born a girl who now identifies as a male, one born a boy who now identifies as a female.

I’ve only ever known boys with the name Ellis.

I’m not overly keen, what about Eli/Elijah

I only know female Ellises - it's a lovely name though, so my vote is yes!

Francis was on our list but I just can't stand Frank and everyone told me it would be shortened. Even though in our accent with the bath/trap split Frank doesn't even sound like Francis, it's still almost inevitable.

I’ve only ever heard Ellis used for a boy. Of course El names are generally popular on girls, but Ellis itself I’d always think of a boy.