Ellsworth

Ellsworth: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “Elli's enclosure”
Origin: Old English
Say it: ELZ-wurth · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

From an English surname and place name meaning the enclosure or farmstead of a person called Elli. The first element is a personal name; the second is Old English worth.

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How popular is Ellsworth?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Ellsworth in 20240

Peak year1914

Total US babies since 18807,332

Ellsworth was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Ellsworth

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
Westonwestern settlement · Old English
Blakeblack; pale · Old English
Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
Ashtonash tree town · Old English
Kingstonking's town · Old English
Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Ellsworth questions

What does the name Ellsworth mean?

Ellsworth means "Elli's enclosure". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name meaning the enclosure or farmstead of a person called Elli. The first element is a personal name; the second is Old English worth.

Is Ellsworth a boy or girl name?

Ellsworth is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ellsworth?

Ellsworth was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1914.

How do you pronounce Ellsworth?

Ellsworth is usually pronounced ELZ-wurth.

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.