Ellison

English

"son of Ellis"

Ellison Origin and Meaning

The name Ellison is a girl's name of English origin meaning "son of Ellis".

Updates Allison—which everyone will misunderstand it as. But it's definitely a fresh spin on the Ellie names, and a rising surname name choice for girls.

Ellison made its first appearance on the US Top 1000 for girls in 2013 and has been drifting slightly upwards ever since. About 75 percent of the babies named Ellison are girls.

Ralph Ellison was the author of Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953.

Ellison Rank in US Top 1000

# 837 in the US

Ellison Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1856 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ellison

• 837 US 2021
• 1856 Nameberry 2025
• 78 Unique 2023
• 181 Unisex 2023
• 610 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Ellison

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Famous People Named Ellison

• Ellison Litton Barber American TV journalist
• (Edythe) Ellison Harvie Australian architect
• Ellison Jane Fehr (b. 2011) daughter of Canadian actor Brendan Fehr