Ellery: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “descendant of Hilary”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- EL-uh-ree · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Both (67% girls, 33% boys since 1880)
English surname used as a given name, from the medieval personal name Hilary. As a first name it follows the surname-style naming pattern.
How popular is Ellery?
Babies named Ellery in 2024189
2024 rank#1,327 girls
Peak year2015
Total US babies since 18806,808
Ellery has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Ellery
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ellery questions
What does the name Ellery mean?
Ellery means "descendant of Hilary". It comes from English. English surname used as a given name, from the medieval personal name Hilary. As a first name it follows the surname-style naming pattern.
Is Ellery a boy or girl name?
Ellery is used for both: about 67% of US babies named Ellery since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Ellery?
189 US babies were named Ellery in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.
How do you pronounce Ellery?
Ellery is usually pronounced EL-uh-ree.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.