Meaning of name Ellis

The name Ellis has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Ellis is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 816 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Ellis rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 78 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 721 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ellis in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Ellis is very likely a(n) Hebrew variant of the name Elias. See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Elias.

The following names are baby names related to Ellis and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ellis: Boys - Dar, Dekel, Ezekiel, Nachman, Nahum, Noadiah, Girls - Anissa, Nechama, Both genders - Elisha, Ruth

The name Ellis is a variant of Elias. Other popular variants of the name Elias are: Elia (Hebrew), Elice, Ellice, Ellis, Ellyce, Elyas

We think the name Ellis should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional boy names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ellis to be: A faithful chap

In one word, you might describe Ellis as a(n) "faithful" person.

See other "faithful" names for boys.