Ellis

EL·is · 2 syllables

Ellis is comfortably familiar.

91/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

Pronunciation & Spelling
Clear, with one common misreading
A documented English pronunciation is on file: EL-is. Confusing with Alexis or Elias due to shared 'el-' opening.
91/100
Everyday Use
Low risk
95/100
Growing Up
Strong lifetime fit
Works comfortably across child and adult settings.
82/100
International Use
Broad international fit
Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.
85/100

NAME DETAILS

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS: Elias; Ellice

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Via its Elias/Elijah root, commonly glossed as 'my God is Yahweh' or 'the Lord is my God'; via the separate Welsh Elisedd root, glossed as 'kindly' or 'benevolent.' Ellis has two genuinely documented but distinct root traditions — an English surname path back to Elias/Elijah, and a separate Anglicized-Welsh path from Elisedd — and sources do not establish that one lane is more 'correct' than the other for any individual bearer.

אֵלִיָּהוּ Eliyahu (Hebrew, via Elias); Elisedd (Old Welsh, alternate root).

POPULARITY

Ellis over time

United States

#243RANK

Rank #243 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Recognizable without feeling automatic. Ranked #243 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

EL·is

STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS

ElisWelsh, medieval English
Elias
Ellice

PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

A short, easy one-syllable-feeling name for a young child, used as-is without a separate nickname in most cases.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Ellis's surname-style structure and historical/literary associations give it a low-key, professional adult register that does not depend on a nickname.

Cultural Footprint

TRACEABLE ORIGIN

Ellis BellEra
Ellis PetersEra
Ellis PaulEra
Ellis BurksEra
Ellis Island, New YorkEra

Community Impressions

Ellis reads as classic, understated, and slightly literary — a surname-style name with deep Hebrew/Welsh roots that feels equally at home as a first name for a boy or a girl.

How this name is commonly received · not used in the score

More about Ellis

FORMALITY

Ellis functions as a complete standalone given name with no standard shortened form; it reads the same in formal and informal contexts.

Names around it

Elias Elijah Ellie

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Ellis is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

A documented English pronunciation is on file. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

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