Ellery
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Ellery
In the past few years Ellery has gone from middle-aged male detective -- from old school fictional hero Ellery Queen -- to a plausible girls' name, a la Hillary.
Ellery for girls#1208 US
Ellery is one of the golden names that ranks in Nameberry's Top 1000 but not in the US Top 1000, making it a choice both cool and stylish.
Ellery for boys#9149 US
Ellery is a rhythmic three-syllable boy's name that is familiar and yet rarely used--and just waiting to be discovered. It's long been identified with Ellery Queen--which was both the pen name of two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, and the detective they created.
Laura Dern and Ben Harper chose it for their son.
Pronounced EL-er-ee.
As of October 2026, Ellery ranked #1208 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1019 in 2014, Nameberry popularity #935.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,019 | 256 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,041 | 256 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,244 | 196 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,168 | 211 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,310 | 174 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,193 | 197 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,146 | 207 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,149 | 213 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,201 | 201 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,212 | 196 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,329 | 172 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,208 | 188 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Ellery for girls
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Ellery in pop culture
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