Ellery

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A few things about Ellery you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ellery

Ellery Harding Clark

American track and field athlete (1874–1949)

Choose Ellery and your child shares a first name with Ellery Harding Clark, an American track and field athlete. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ellery, like who?” Ellery Harding Clark's Wikipedia article is available in 35 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,547 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ellery, 188 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ellery would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEllery first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2014, when it reached #1,018.
• 📈Then vs nowEllery is 4.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 39,526 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 8,547.
• 🍂TrendEllery has slipped 62 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,207. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedEllery is most popular in Connecticut, where it ranks #540, followed by Michigan (#553) and Iowa (#565). It's in the top 1,000 in 10 states.

About the name Ellery

Ellery is a girl name of English origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-ery”. US birth records list Ellery for girls from 1959 to 2025, in 51 of those 67 years. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked #1,018 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,207, with 188 babies.

Origin:English names