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Ellis
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13% girls / 87% boys
Origin of the name
Ellis has two possible origins: an English surname, from a medieval form of Elias, that is, Elijah, and a form of Alice.
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Where babies named Ellis are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Ellis is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Ellis is most common in Mississippi (3.6 times), Louisiana (2.8) and Alabama (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Ellis are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Ellis is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Ellis is most common in South Carolina (3.7 times), Alabama (2.9) and North Carolina (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3% | 97% |
| 1890s | 4% | 96% |
| 1900s | 4% | 96% |
| 1910s | 3% | 97% |
| 1920s | 3% | 97% |
| 1930s | 3% | 97% |
| 1940s | 3% | 97% |
| 1950s | 3% | 97% |
| 1960s | 2% | 98% |
| 1970s | 2% | 98% |
| 1980s | 5% | 95% |
| 1990s | 14% | 86% |
| 2000s | 24% | 76% |
| 2010s | 28% | 72% |
| 2020s | 27% | 73% |