Ellis for boy or girl??

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Thinking of this for my baby girl but wondering if it’s perceived as more for a boy ?

@Emanwenym That’s amazing!

I think it’s more usually a boy’s name but not completely out there as a girl’s name.

If you like it, use it!

Definitely think of it as a boy’s name (and a fairly common surname here in Wales).
Ellis for a girl is more American because of Grey’s anatomy

I think it works out as of all girls' names registered 2% of the names start with El.

I missed a few: Elaiyah
Elani
Elarah
Elay
Eleanor-Louise
Eleftheria
Elena-Rose
Elenor
Eleyna
Eliana-Rose
Elianne
Elidi
Eliona
Elisheba
Elivia
Eliyannah
Elizabella
Elizabeth-May
Elke
Ella-Noor
Ellana
Ellanoor
Ellie-Anne
Ellie-Louise
Ellie-Marie
Ellieanna
Elliw (Welsh - the LL is not 2 Ls)
Ellodie
Ellory
Eloise-Grace
Elora-Mae
Elsey
Elsie-Jayne
Elswyth
Elvana
Elwynn
Elys

Elyse?

Boys name. I really like it as a boys name but don't like it at all for a girl.

I know both sexes with the name ellis. Its my husbands middle name.

Boys name.

If I heard you call out Ellis for a girl I might think you were a New Zealander and her name was Alice.

I know a girl Ellis in real life (and obviously Ellis Grey from greys anatomy 😅) but I do know more boys named Ellis.

It's (gasp) androgynous these days just because of free floating deployment across both sexes. And really rather boring.
Although back in the day, Emily Bronte, needing a masculine pen name when she published Wuthering Heights, called herself Ellis Bell as I recall!

I love it. Lovely name. I have known both a man and two women with the name.

I know a boy and girl called Ellis.
I think it sounds like more of a boys name

I know male and female Ellis.

I know one of each - both early 30s. The girl is spelt Ellice though. I would lean more to a boys name

I know a recent boy baby Ellis and Ellis Genge the men’s England rugby player. So I think of it first as a male name. Think it’s quite cool for a girl though.

It's a boy's name

It’s my family surname but is gender neutral. I know boys and girls called Ellis

I prefer it for a girl than boy, it’s a nice name but I do think the El names are too common.

I only know boys called Ellis.

Thank you all ..interesting to hear your views.

I know 2 grown women called Ellis and two baby boys called Ellis! I prefer it for a Girl

I agree with this.
Ellis Grey, mother of Meredith Grey, is the only female Ellis I know about.

In my Scandinavian home country, it's "Elise" for a girl, "Elis" for a boy.

I think it's quite a pleasant name but all the El names seem to blur into each other.

Registered in 2024:
Elijah, Elias, Ellis, Elliot, Elliott, Eli, Elis (v. popular in Wales), Elio, Elyas, Elvis, Elon, Elian, Elhan, Elwood, Elisei, Eliyas, Elton, Eliel, Elisha, Eliot, Elwyn, Elijah-James, Elion, Elroi, Elvin, Elyon, Eliab, Ellison, Elia, Eleazar,
Eliezer, Elnathan, Elham, Elijah-Jay, Ellery,
Eliott, Eliyahu, Ely, Elyan, Elwin, El-Roi, Elchonon, Elden, Eldon, Eliakim, Eliam, Eliano, Elroy, Elaf, Eliseo, Eliyaan, Ellias, Elmer, Elzin, El, Elai, Elan, Elhaan, Eli-James, Elijah-David, Elijah-John, Elijus, Elikai, Elios, Elnatan, Elorm, Eloy, Elyaas, Elbert, Eldar, Eli-Alexander, Eli-John, Eliah, Elias-James, Eliasz, Elijah-Lee, Elijas, Elior, Elisey, Eliya, Eliyohu, Eljay, Ellijah, Elson.

How about Alys (old spelling variant for Alice)?